Nothing in Common
1986 · 118 min · Director: Garry Marshall
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
David Basner is a successful advertising executive who has it all: Money, happiness, and women who want him. Then one day his world falls apart when his mother leaves his father. Now, he must balance his life between his mother, who is happy with her newfound independence, and his father, a recently laid off salesman who is hard-headed, stubborn, and hides a lot from David. Now David must cope with the downfall of his family and his life.
Emotional fingerprint
Nothing in Common (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 45 % | 2 % | 0 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 45 % | 10 % | 8 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 49 % | 31 % | 28 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Empathy | 50 % | 39 % | 33 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 44 % | 21 % | 15 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 43 % | 11 % | 6 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 46 % | 10 % | 5 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 48 % | 8 % | 1 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Humor | 50 % | 21 % | 14 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sadness | 56 % | 44 % | 36 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 59 % | 50 % | 43 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 59 % | 50 % | 44 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 65 % | 55 % | 51 % | 54 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 74 % | 61 % | 59 % | 65 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 78 % | 66 % | 61 % | 71 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 76 % | 69 % | 60 % | 63 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Empathy | 78 % | 74 % | 64 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Empathy | 80 % | 78 % | 63 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Empathy | 78 % | 77 % | 53 % | 33 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
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
Shelley the Stewardess
David's Secretary
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Rick
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Details
- Directed by
- Garry Marshall
- Written by
- Garry Marshall, Rick Podell, Michael Preminger
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1986
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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