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Night Shift

1982 · 106 min · Director: Ron Howard ★ IMDb 6.5 · 20,296 ratings

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A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbor complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, suggests that they fill that opening themselves using the morgue at night.

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Night Shift (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Joy 20%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
20%Joy
  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy20%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Love
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Humor
Love
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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 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorLoveTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor37 %33 %2 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor38 %36 %9 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor44 %44 %15 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor45 %45 %10 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor41 %41 %5 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor41 %38 %9 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor43 %34 %14 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Humor43 %33 %11 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension46 %38 %8 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Humor50 %46 %9 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Humor48 %48 %9 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Humor46 %45 %14 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Humor51 %43 %34 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Love59 %32 %42 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Tension63 %26 %24 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Tension60 %31 %11 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Sadness59 %33 %14 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Tension59 %34 %15 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Humor59 %40 %29 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Love63 %42 %50 %28 %

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Cast

Henry Winkler

Chuck Lumley

GH
Gina Hecht

GH
Gina Hecht

Charlotte Koogle

NT
Nita Talbot

BH
Basil Hoffman

BH
Basil Hoffman

Drollhauser

TR
Tim Rossovich

Clint Howard

Jefferey

Joe Spinell

Manetti

CC
Cheryl Carter

Tanya

BG
Becky Gonzalez

Lupe

CG
Corki Grazer

Sylvia

JB
Jaid Barrymore

Joyce

AL
Ava Lazar

Sharon

RY
Robbin Young

Nancy

OR
Ola Ray

Dawn

ML
Mimi Lieber

Linda

Details

Directed by
Ron Howard
Type
Movies
Released
1982
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 20,296 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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