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American Dreamer

2022 · 106 min · Director: Paul Dektor ★ IMDb 6.1 · 3,205 ratings

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In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.

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American Dreamer (2022) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Envy15%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Empathy
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
Empathy
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 dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorEmpathyLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor37 %33 %13 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor44 %41 %20 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor48 %44 %24 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor50 %46 %19 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor55 %54 %15 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor56 %56 %14 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor51 %48 %18 %15 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Humor50 %38 %31 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension55 %38 %43 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Sadness55 %39 %41 %14 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Tension56 %34 %41 %15 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Sadness64 %33 %48 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Humor68 %43 %49 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Love70 %46 %51 %57 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Love75 %32 %58 %61 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Sadness75 %20 %61 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Sadness66 %26 %55 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Humor54 %30 %35 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Love45 %17 %18 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

KQ
Kimberly Quinn

KQ
Kimberly Quinn

Maggie Pennington

Danny Pudi

Craig

PK
Peter Kelamis

Peter Kelamis

Officer Burt

RO
Rebecca Olson

RO
Rebecca Olson

Beatrice / Babette

Garry Chalk

Nicolai

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Kimberley Shoniker

Susan

RD
Raresh DiMofte

Boris the Plumber

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Rami Kahlon

Econo Student #1

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Peter Chao

Econo Student #2

Peter New

Dr. Turpin

DH
Donald Heng

Dr. Berton

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Brendan Riggs

Rick the Owner

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Christine Lippa

Woman

C. Ernst Harth

Man Buying Car

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Corina Akeson

Middle-Aged Mom

Details

Directed by
Paul Dektor
Written by
Theodore Melfi, Christopher Wehner
Type
Movies
Released
2022
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 3,205 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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