Adventures in Babysitting
1987 · 102 min · Director: Chris Columbus
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Chris Parker agrees to babysit after her boyfriend, Mike Todwell, stands her up. Expecting a dull evening, she settles down with three kids for a night of TV...and boredom. But when her frantic friend, Brenda, calls and pleads to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago, the evening soon explodes into an endless whirl of hair raising adventures. Chris and the kids leave their safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the big city, never imagining how terrifyingly funny their expedition will become.
Emotional fingerprint
Adventures in Babysitting (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Excitement25%
- Tension20%
- Surprise15%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Tension. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Adventure. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Humor
- Relief
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Humor | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 42 % | 12 % | 27 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 43 % | 19 % | 33 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 46 % | 32 % | 37 % | 9 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 52 % | 43 % | 37 % | 12 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 62 % | 56 % | 33 % | 15 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 67 % | 63 % | 31 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 62 % | 59 % | 30 % | 12 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 62 % | 56 % | 34 % | 10 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 60 % | 41 % | 46 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 62 % | 36 % | 48 % | 22 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 66 % | 53 % | 39 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 61 % | 48 % | 37 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 52 % | 23 % | 42 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Humor | 49 % | 19 % | 43 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Humor | 52 % | 28 % | 41 % | 28 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Humor | 61 % | 44 % | 32 % | 18 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 73 % | 67 % | 22 % | 14 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 78 % | 71 % | 24 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Relief | 68 % | 46 % | 25 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Love | 54 % | 20 % | 13 % | 28 % |
Oedipus
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
Joe Gipp
Pruitt
Janitor #1
Janitor #2
Cleminski
Old Man
Teenage Runaway
Details
- Directed by
- Chris Columbus
- Written by
- David Simkins
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1987
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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