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The Musical

2026 · 84 min · Director: Giselle Bonilla ★ IMDb 6.6 · 363 ratings

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Doug, a frustrated playwright and middle school theater teacher, learns his ex is dating his nemesis, the school principal. To get revenge and cost him a Blue Ribbon Award, Doug secretly stages the most inappropriate play imaginable.

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The Musical (2026) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 45%, Smile 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

45%Humor
25%Smile
  1. Humor45%
  2. Smile25%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 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
  • Anticipation
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Anticipation

Dominant emotion: Tension

Humor
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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 rises around 43 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorAnticipationTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor43 %40 %28 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor50 %40 %26 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sympathy54 %35 %24 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor50 %39 %21 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor53 %50 %28 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Humor57 %54 %39 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Humor54 %48 %39 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor51 %43 %32 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Humor60 %51 %35 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Humor69 %61 %43 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Humor68 %60 %45 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Humor66 %59 %51 %55 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Anticipation65 %56 %55 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Humor64 %50 %46 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Tension66 %48 %40 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Sympathy69 %49 %50 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Anticipation75 %57 %64 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Humor74 %64 %53 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 78′Humor62 %57 %30 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 82′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

WB
Will Brill

Doug

Rob Lowe

Principal Brady

NJ
Nevada Jose

Little Mikey Gomez (LMG)

MH
Melanie Herrera

Lata

CE
Chyler Emery Stern

Cindy

KM
Karen Maruyama

Mrs. Belkin

MS
Michael Strassner

Carson

LA
Lili Alice

Lili

CR
Cayden Romero

Brian

HS
Hannes Schaller

Young Principal Brady

KW
Kor Wren

Caleb

KD
Kade Davis

Kade

AJ
Aidyn James Ahn

Abel

VD
Vivian Dao

Parent

PA
Polina Antonia

Troupe Member

DV
Devin Villarreal

Piano Kid / Troupe Member

WS
Wade Stanton

Musical Attendee

JA
Jonah Aaronson

Musical Attendee

Details

Directed by
Giselle Bonilla
Written by
Alexander Heller
Type
Movies
Released
2026
Runtime
84 min
Country
US
Language
en
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 363 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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