Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990 · 95 min · Director: Jim Abrahams
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Although Roxy left town more than fifteen years ago, her memory has never faded. Her expected return starts to impact a number of lives, including that of her former partner Denton Webb. But it is Dinky, the adopted daughter of the Bossettis and ignored by most of her classmates as a strange loner, who may be most changed. She is convinced she is Roxie's secret child.
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Humor20%
- Nostalgia15%
- Hope10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 48 % | 40 % | 42 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 40 % | 33 % | 30 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 37 % | 26 % | 20 % | 6 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 43 % | 29 % | 19 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 49 % | 40 % | 29 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 56 % | 53 % | 44 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Empathy | 60 % | 54 % | 49 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 59 % | 49 % | 46 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Empathy | 55 % | 50 % | 43 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Empathy | 55 % | 54 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sadness | 59 % | 56 % | 49 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 55 % | 53 % | 44 % | 29 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Humor | 48 % | 45 % | 26 % | 37 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Hope | 45 % | 44 % | 16 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Empathy | 45 % | 43 % | 18 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Humor | 49 % | 43 % | 23 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Hope | 61 % | 51 % | 36 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 76 % | 65 % | 63 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 81 % | 73 % | 65 % | 46 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Hope | 78 % | 68 % | 42 % | 63 % |
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
Gerald Howells
Barbara Webb
Beannie Billings
Libby Ohiemacher
Miss Day Ashburn
Charmaine the Hairdresser
Roxy Carmichael
Young Denton
Denny, Jr.
Details
- Directed by
- Jim Abrahams
- Written by
- Karen Leigh Hopkins, Karen Leigh Hopkins
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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