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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

2011 · 97 min · Director: Tom Brady ★ IMDb 3.4 · 13,647 ratings

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A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps -- and become a porn star.

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Smile 25%, Empathy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
25%Smile
  1. Humor40%
  2. Smile25%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 3.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
Joy
Love
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 73 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor40 %40 %10 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor46 %45 %13 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor48 %45 %15 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor43 %41 %14 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor43 %43 %14 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor46 %46 %14 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor46 %44 %10 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor46 %40 %6 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor50 %40 %9 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Sympathy51 %39 %14 %14 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor49 %41 %13 %8 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Humor48 %45 %16 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Humor50 %44 %32 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Joy59 %40 %50 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Joy66 %36 %56 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Love65 %34 %40 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Sympathy59 %31 %18 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Humor55 %34 %21 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Joy57 %38 %38 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

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

Nick Swardson

Bucky Larson

Don Johnson

Miles Deep

Stephen Dorff

Dick Shadow

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Ido Mosseri

IM
Ido Mosseri

J. Day

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Kevin Nealon

Edward Herrmann

Jeremiah Larson

Miriam Flynn

Debbie Larson

MJ
Mario Joyner

MJ
Mario Joyner

Claudio

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Meredith Giangrande

Blueberry

Jackie Sandler

Casting Director

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Dana Goodman

Gretchen

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Mike O'Connell

Rory

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Brandon Hardesty

Lars

Pauly Shore

AFA Emcee

Details

Directed by
Tom Brady
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 3.4 · 13,647 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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