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The Lonely Guy

1984 · 90 min · Director: Arthur Hiller ★ IMDb 6.2 · 8,274 ratings

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A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.

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The Lonely Guy (1984) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Sadness 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
  1. Humor35%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Sadness and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Hope
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorHopeLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor47 %40 %22 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor51 %45 %15 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor49 %46 %18 %4 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor48 %48 %23 %4 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor50 %50 %21 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor49 %48 %25 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor49 %46 %26 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor50 %49 %16 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Humor49 %49 %13 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor51 %49 %18 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Humor59 %48 %21 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Love59 %43 %26 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Humor56 %41 %38 %32 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Love60 %45 %38 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Humor61 %46 %31 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Hope61 %39 %33 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Sadness63 %32 %30 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Hope63 %33 %38 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Love63 %32 %48 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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

SL
Steve Lawrence

SL
Steve Lawrence

Jack

RD
Robyn Douglass

MG
Merv Griffin

JB
Joyce Brothers

JB
Joyce Brothers

Herself

CB
Candi Brough

RB
Randi Brough

JP
Julie Payne

JP
Julie Payne

Rental Agent

MA
Madison Arnold

Lonely Cop

RR
Roger Robinson

Greeting Card Supervisor

DP
Dan P. Hannafin

Park Guard

JS
Joan Sweeny

Girl in Blood Bank

NM
Nicholas Mele

Maitre D'

LJ
Leon Jones

Traffic Cop

RD
Richard Delmonte

Raul

LW
Leslie Wing

Girl in Bar

HV
Helen Verbit

Woman in Window

KO
Kenneth O'Brien

Hold Up Man

Details

Directed by
Arthur Hiller
Written by
Bruce Jay Friedman, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Type
Movies
Released
1984
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 8,274 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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