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Beethoven's Big Break

2008 · 101 min · Director: Mike Elliott ★ IMDb 4.5 · 2,573 ratings

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Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and single dad suddenly finds himself the personal wrangler for a large and lovable St. Bernard whose fabulous movie "audition" catapults the dog to stardom. However, a trio of unscrupulous ne'er-do-wells have plans to kidnap the famous dog and hold him for ransom.

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Beethoven's Big Break (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Joy 35%, Humor 25%, Empathy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Joy
25%Humor
  1. Joy35%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Relief15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Joy, Humor, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Joy, Humor and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 4.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor48 %47 %17 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor44 %41 %15 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor46 %41 %19 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Love50 %41 %23 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor54 %48 %24 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor61 %59 %33 %27 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor63 %56 %44 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Love57 %48 %44 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor55 %48 %35 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Humor55 %51 %30 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Humor56 %55 %34 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Humor59 %59 %35 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Humor56 %54 %26 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Sadness55 %40 %19 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Sadness65 %31 %14 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension74 %34 %5 %63 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension78 %43 %16 %71 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Joy74 %49 %40 %58 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Humor62 %50 %42 %32 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

Eddie Griffin

Stanley

Rhea Perlman

Patricia

ON
Oscar Nuñez

JF
Joey Fatone

JF
Joey Fatone

Bones

MF
Maria Ford

CM
Cesar Millan

Himself

GE
Grant Elliott

George Newton

ZK
Zach Kosnitzky

Lewis

AE
Ali Eagle

Craft Service Person

AV
Adam Vernier

Marco

AR
Aaron Richmond

Camera Operator

AS
Alexis Schulze

Patricia's Assistant

WM
Wayne Morris

Sound Mixer

SP
Simon Page

Waiter

UW
Ursula Whittaker

Security Commander

PD
Peter De Anda

Greg the Guard

Details

Directed by
Mike Elliott
Written by
Brian Levant, Derek Rydall
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Family
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.5 · 2,573 ratings
Feels mostly
Joy
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