Mars Needs Moms
2011 · 88 min · Director: Simon Wells, Simon Wells
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
On Mars, the female babies are nursed by robots while the male babies are dumped in the junkyard under the command of Supervisor. They research Earth and finds that the boy Milo is raised by his Mom with love and discipline. The Martians come to Earth and abduct Mom, to use her brain to instruct the robots about how to raise children. However, Milo sneaks into the spaceship and comes to Mars. He meets Gribble, a young man that behaves like a child and together with the hippie Martian Ki and Gribble's friend Wingnut, they try to rescue Mom and bring her back to Earth. But Supervisor will give her best efforts to stop Milo and his friends.
Emotional fingerprint
Mars Needs Moms (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Surprise 30%, Sadness 25%, Empathy 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 Surprise, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Surprise, Sadness and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 54/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Love
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Love | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 36 % | 16 % | 8 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 48 % | 32 % | 16 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 61 % | 51 % | 23 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 62 % | 46 % | 18 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 59 % | 30 % | 14 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 59 % | 34 % | 13 % | 8 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 62 % | 51 % | 11 % | 6 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 63 % | 55 % | 11 % | 6 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 62 % | 50 % | 24 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Love | 68 % | 59 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 76 % | 59 % | 31 % | 31 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 77 % | 41 % | 36 % | 53 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Love | 70 % | 38 % | 45 % | 45 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Humor | 65 % | 48 % | 41 % | 21 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 70 % | 61 % | 39 % | 10 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 83 % | 76 % | 53 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 89 % | 73 % | 69 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Relief | 82 % | 43 % | 69 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Love | 72 % | 19 % | 52 % | 19 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Humor | 66 % | 17 % | 29 % | 13 % |
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
Milo (voice) (as Seth Dusky)
Martian (voice)
Martian Hatchling (voice)
Martian Hatchling (voice)
Martian
Martian
Martian
Wingnut
Martian
Martian
Details
- Directed by
- Simon Wells, Simon Wells
- Written by
- Simon Wells, Wendy Wells, Berkeley Breathed, Simon Wells
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Surprise
- Data updated
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