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Always

1989 · 122 min · Director: Steven Spielberg ★ IMDb 6.4 · 36,105 ratings

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Pete Sandich and buddy Al Yackey are daredevil aerial forest-fire fighters. Pete finds True Love with Dorinda but won't give up the job. When he takes one risk too many, Dorinda faces deep grief and cannot easily put her life back together.

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Emotional fingerprint

Always (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Love
  1. Love25%
  2. Hope15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance, Fantasy. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Empathy. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Relief

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Love
Sadness
Relief
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 43 %, then dips around 57 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension67 %13 %2 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor56 %29 %3 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor54 %43 %3 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Love59 %49 %8 %3 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Love66 %51 %15 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Tension78 %48 %30 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Sadness70 %28 %41 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Humor50 %9 %24 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Humor43 %11 %8 %4 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Humor48 %23 %23 %6 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Sadness53 %28 %40 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Love50 %29 %29 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Humor50 %31 %19 %9 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Humor57 %39 %39 %4 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Sadness70 %56 %63 %5 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Love75 %59 %54 %11 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Tension75 %38 %23 %26 %
87.5 %≈ 107′Tension84 %43 %24 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 113′Love90 %70 %52 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 119′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

John Goodman

Al Yackey

Keith David

Powerhouse

EV
Ed Van Nuys

Nails

Dale Dye

Fire Boss

BH
Brian Haley

Alex

JL
James Lashly

Charlie

MS
Michael Steve Jones

Grey

KR
Kim Robillard

Air Traffic Controller

JS
Jim Sparkman

Dispatcher

DM
Doug McGrath

Bus Driver

SL
Shereil L. Bowens

Child on Bus

AF
Acencion Fuentes

Child on Bus

TJ
Todd Jacobson

Child on Bus

DT
DeMarious T. Morganfield

Child on Bus

Details

Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Written by
Jerry Belson, Dalton Trumbo, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 36,105 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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