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She-Devil

1989 · 99 min · Director: Susan Seidelman ★ IMDb 5.8 · 21,527 ratings

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Ruth is a wife and mother who tries to please her husband (Bob) but finds him pulling away and spending more time at the office than at home. When he begins an affair with a famous romance novelist (Mary) and leaves Ruth to raise their kids, she decides she's had enough of playing nice docile housewife. Ruth endeavors to show Bob and Mary the truth about themselves and each other, while creating a new successful life of her own.

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Emotional fingerprint

She-Devil (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Anger 25%, Inspiration 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Anger25%
  3. Envy15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Anger, Inspiration. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Anger and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sympathy
  • Humor
  • Satisfaction

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Satisfaction

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sympathy
Humor
Satisfaction
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 28 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathyHumorSatisfaction
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor37 %20 %35 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor39 %23 %35 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor44 %31 %32 %1 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sympathy51 %40 %29 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Sympathy60 %49 %24 %0 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sympathy65 %55 %23 %5 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor58 %46 %33 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor48 %33 %39 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Humor46 %23 %40 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Humor46 %21 %41 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Sympathy45 %31 %35 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Satisfaction48 %36 %32 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Satisfaction50 %33 %34 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Tension51 %31 %31 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Sadness53 %35 %30 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Sympathy53 %34 %31 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Tension54 %24 %35 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Satisfaction55 %18 %38 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Satisfaction53 %16 %35 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Satisfaction48 %13 %30 %43 %
Rags to riches

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

RB
Roseanne Barr

RB
Roseanne Barr

Ruth

Linda Hunt

Hooper

SM
Sylvia Miles

Mrs. Fisher

EP
Elisebeth Peters

Nicolette Patchett

RL
Robin Leach

Robin Leach

SJ
Sally Jessy Raphael

Sally Jessy Raphael

BL
Bryan Larkin

Andy Patchett

AM
A Martinez

Garcia

MP
Maria Pitillo

Olivia Honey

ML
Mary Louise Wilson

Mrs. Trumper

SW
Susan Willis

Ute

NB
Nitchie Barrett

Bob's Secretary

JG
June Gable

Realtor

JJ
Jeanine Joyce

Flower Lady

Deborah Rush

'People' Reporter

DB
Doris Belack

Paula

LT
Lori Tan Chinn

Vesta Rose Woman

Details

Directed by
Susan Seidelman
Written by
Barry Strugatz, Mark R. Burns, Fay Weldon
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 21,527 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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