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Avalon

1990 · 126 min · Director: Barry Levinson ★ IMDb 7.2 · 7,585 ratings

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A Polish-Jewish family arrives in the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century and they and their children try to build themselves a better future in the promised land.

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Avalon (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Nostalgia 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 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 Nostalgia, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Nostalgia, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Nostalgia
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Nostalgia

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sadness
Nostalgia
Joy
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessNostalgiaJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Nostalgia63 %12 %62 %48 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Nostalgia59 %15 %49 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Humor50 %11 %33 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Nostalgia45 %8 %26 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Humor46 %8 %26 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Nostalgia52 %20 %28 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Sadness61 %31 %30 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Joy61 %19 %39 %53 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Joy56 %9 %38 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 60′Humor55 %10 %26 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Joy58 %16 %23 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Tension63 %29 %19 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 79′Tension66 %41 %20 %14 %
67.5 %≈ 85′Sadness66 %46 %26 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Tension68 %43 %19 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 98′Joy75 %51 %8 %41 %
82.5 %≈ 104′Sadness75 %65 %14 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 110′Sadness70 %69 %34 %6 %
92.5 %≈ 117′Sadness78 %76 %57 %11 %
97.5 %≈ 123′Nostalgia87 %83 %77 %17 %
Riches to rags

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

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Sam Krichinsky

LF
Leo Fuchs

Joan Plowright

Eva Krichinsky

LJ
Lou Jacobi

Gabriel Krichynsky

EG
Eve Gordon

Dottie Krik

Kevin Pollak

Izzy Kirke

IR
Israel Rubinek

Nathan Krichinsky

Elijah Wood

Michael Kaye

GG
Grant Gelt

Teddy Kirke

ML
Mindy Loren Isenstein

Mindy Kirk

SL
Shifra Lerer

Nellie Krichinsky

MB
Mina Bern

Alice Krichinsky

FR
Frania Rubinek

Faye Krichinsky

NK
Neil Kirk

Herbie

RA
Rachel Aviva

Elka

SW
Sylvia Weinberg

Mrs. Parkes

RT
Ralph Tabakin

Principal Dunn

Details

Directed by
Barry Levinson
Written by
Barry Levinson
Type
Movies
Released
1990
Runtime
126 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 7,585 ratings
Feels mostly
Nostalgia
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