Postcards from the Edge
1990 · 101 min · Director: Mike Nichols
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox center her film company insists, as a condition of continuing to employ her, that she live with her mother, Doris Mann, who was once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for her as she has struggled for years to get out of Doris' shadow, who still treats her like a child. Despite these problems and further ones involving the men in in her life, she can begin to see the funny side of her situation, and it also starts to occur to her that not only do daughters have mothers, mothers do too.
Emotional fingerprint
Postcards from the Edge (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Love15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Hope
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Hope | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 40 % | 15 % | 2 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 44 % | 25 % | 6 % | 31 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 49 % | 41 % | 11 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 48 % | 43 % | 13 % | 32 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 45 % | 34 % | 14 % | 40 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 45 % | 30 % | 16 % | 41 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 46 % | 31 % | 25 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Hope | 50 % | 36 % | 29 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 50 % | 41 % | 20 % | 30 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Empathy | 45 % | 40 % | 21 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 45 % | 40 % | 24 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 48 % | 43 % | 14 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Humor | 51 % | 45 % | 5 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 59 % | 51 % | 4 % | 34 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 59 % | 54 % | 10 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 53 % | 51 % | 21 % | 25 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Empathy | 51 % | 51 % | 29 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Empathy | 54 % | 50 % | 34 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Hope | 58 % | 38 % | 48 % | 34 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Hope | 62 % | 23 % | 60 % | 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
Marty Wiener
Sid Roth
Details
- Directed by
- Mike Nichols
- Written by
- Carrie Fisher
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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