Wish You Were Here
1987 · 92 min · Director: David Leland
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters challenging the prevailing lower-middle class attitudes to sex. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.
Emotional fingerprint
Wish You Were Here (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 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 Humor, Empathy, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Sympathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Sympathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 42 % | 42 % | 20 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 45 % | 45 % | 26 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 49 % | 44 % | 34 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sympathy | 54 % | 44 % | 38 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 61 % | 57 % | 31 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 63 % | 65 % | 23 % | 1 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 60 % | 61 % | 20 % | 1 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 56 % | 56 % | 20 % | 4 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 50 % | 51 % | 19 % | 5 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 51 % | 48 % | 25 % | 11 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sympathy | 55 % | 43 % | 36 % | 19 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 58 % | 36 % | 43 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sympathy | 65 % | 24 % | 56 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sympathy | 68 % | 21 % | 65 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sympathy | 65 % | 40 % | 60 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 73 % | 61 % | 64 % | 38 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Humor | 74 % | 63 % | 66 % | 36 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 41 % | 61 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 19 % | 56 % | 40 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Hope | 53 % | 7 % | 47 % | 27 % |
Cinderella
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
Dave
Mrs. Parfitt
Valerie
Gillian
Margaret
Aunt Millie
Lynda Mansell (aged 11)
Margaret (aged 7)
Lynda’s Mother
Harry Figgis
Cinema Manager
Passenger with Brolly
Mental Patient
Details
- Directed by
- David Leland
- Written by
- David Leland
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1987
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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