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Wildcats

1986 · 106 min · Director: Michael Ritchie ★ IMDb 6.1 · 16,118 ratings

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Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When the football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite expecting sniggers from fellow staff members and her former husband.

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Emotional fingerprint

Wildcats (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Inspiration 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Inspiration, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Sport. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Inspiration and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Hope
  • Tension
  • Humor

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Hope
Tension
Humor
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 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeTensionHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor37 %18 %8 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Hope39 %29 %14 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Hope41 %30 %23 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sympathy43 %20 %31 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Sympathy44 %21 %35 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Hope45 %29 %34 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Sympathy44 %26 %34 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension45 %23 %35 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Sympathy46 %21 %33 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Humor45 %24 %30 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Humor48 %26 %34 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Tension49 %25 %38 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Joy49 %24 %39 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension51 %23 %43 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Hope55 %23 %48 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Tension59 %19 %50 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Sympathy59 %25 %48 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Hope60 %43 %50 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Joy60 %41 %51 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Joy55 %27 %43 %37 %
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

Swoosie Kurtz

Verna McGrath

RL
Robyn Lively

Alice Needham

BG
Brandy Gold

Marian Needham

JK
James Keach

Frank Needham

JH
Jan Hooks

Stephanie Needham

Bruce McGill

Dan Darwell

NR
Nipsey Russell

Ben Edwards

Mykelti Williamson

Levander 'Bird' Williams

TT
Tab Thacker

Phillip Finch

Wesley Snipes

Trumaine

Jsu Garcia

Cerulo

Woody Harrelson

Krushinski

M. Emmet Walsh

Walt Coes

EE
Ellia English

Marva

GW
George Wyner

Principal Walker

ND
Noel De Souza

Doctor

Ann Doran

Mrs. Chatham

GS
Gloria Stuart

Mrs. Connoly

Bruce French

Mayhew

Details

Directed by
Michael Ritchie
Written by
Ezra Sacks
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Sport
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 16,118 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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