Permanent Record
1988 · 92 min · Director: Marisa Silver
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very successful. To top off his senior year in high school, his band is trying to get a recording session. Therefore, David's suicide leaves everyone, especially his best friend and band-mate, Chris, with a lot of questions.
Emotional fingerprint
Permanent Record (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 40%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness40%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy15%
- Love10%
- Guilt10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Romance, Music. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 37 % | 0 % | 8 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 44 % | 1 % | 9 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Hope | 44 % | 3 % | 13 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 39 % | 4 % | 19 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Hope | 40 % | 6 % | 24 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 50 % | 15 % | 26 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 68 % | 43 % | 40 % | 11 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 76 % | 68 % | 57 % | 11 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 74 % | 69 % | 61 % | 15 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 79 % | 73 % | 66 % | 13 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 84 % | 80 % | 74 % | 16 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 77 % | 74 % | 71 % | 25 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 75 % | 68 % | 68 % | 20 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 77 % | 63 % | 66 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Hope | 73 % | 46 % | 59 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Hope | 64 % | 26 % | 44 % | 61 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Hope | 63 % | 26 % | 38 % | 57 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Hope | 70 % | 45 % | 46 % | 63 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Hope | 75 % | 53 % | 52 % | 68 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
David Sinclair
Jake
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Producer
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Details
- Directed by
- Marisa Silver
- Written by
- Jarre Fees, Alice Liddle, Larry Ketron
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1988
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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