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A Real Job

2023 · 100 min · Director: Thomas Lilti ★ IMDb 6.6 · 2,339 ratings

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Benjamin is a PhD student without scholarship support. Under the pressure of his parents, and in need of money, he becomes a substitute teacher in a middle school. Without training nor experience, and facing a declining public educational system, he discovers how tough this job can be. Hopefully, his supportive and committed colleagues will lead him to take a fresh look at the profession.

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A Real Job (2023) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 28%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Humor28%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 68 %, then dips around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension25 %19 %20 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy29 %23 %21 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor31 %21 %16 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor31 %19 %9 %4 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Empathy33 %25 %13 %7 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Empathy39 %31 %27 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension40 %31 %33 %10 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Empathy39 %31 %30 %7 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Hope45 %34 %38 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension51 %39 %47 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Empathy49 %43 %41 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Empathy49 %47 %37 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Empathy56 %53 %42 %37 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Sadness57 %55 %38 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Empathy47 %45 %23 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Humor36 %33 %16 %21 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Empathy43 %37 %31 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension56 %46 %48 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Humor52 %40 %33 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Humor42 %29 %12 %10 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

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William Lebghil

Fouad

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Lucie Zhang

Bouli Lanners

Benjamin's Father

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Léo Chalié

TN
Théo Navarro-Mussy

HM
Hubert Myon

JG
Jéremy Gillet

Simon, Pierre's Son

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Mustapha Abourachid

The Principal

MP
Michael Perez

Jeremie

VC
Valérie Crouzet

Sophie, Pierre's Wife

FA
Foëd Amara

Meriem's ​​Ex

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Laurence Huby

The Inspector

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Bilel Souidi

Enzo

SK
Saida Khaoua

Enzo's Mother

CH
Chabane Hamidi

Enzo's Father

Details

Directed by
Thomas Lilti
Written by
Thomas Lilti
Type
Movies
Released
2023
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 2,339 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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