The Man in the Moon
1991 · 99 min · Director: Robert Mulligan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Rural Louisiana, summer of 1957, Elvis is King. At 14, Dani is coming of age. Her older sister is beautiful, smart, and off to Duke in the fall; her mom's pregnant with number four (Dad wants a son), and Dad's pretty strict. Life gets sweeter when 17-year-old Court Foster, his widowed mom, and two little brothers move into the vacant farm next door. Court likes Dani's high spirits and direct way, and though he has a man's responsibilities on the farm, they go off swimming sometimes. The waters of adolescence are deeper than Dani realizes as hers and Court's feelings get jumbled. Then Mother Nature throws wrenching surprises at Dani, and she must come to terms with new emotions.
Emotional fingerprint
The Man in the Moon (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Love15%
- Nostalgia10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Love | 38 % | 8 % | 17 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Joy | 34 % | 5 % | 14 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 32 % | 4 % | 12 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Joy | 30 % | 5 % | 14 % | 17 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Love | 33 % | 10 % | 20 % | 22 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Love | 43 % | 13 % | 26 % | 32 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Joy | 48 % | 11 % | 28 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Love | 54 % | 19 % | 35 % | 27 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 69 % | 32 % | 52 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Empathy | 69 % | 30 % | 52 % | 36 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Love | 55 % | 15 % | 35 % | 46 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Love | 44 % | 13 % | 29 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 47 % | 22 % | 34 % | 32 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Love | 59 % | 24 % | 35 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Love | 72 % | 30 % | 40 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 85 % | 54 % | 57 % | 25 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 91 % | 79 % | 75 % | 20 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 89 % | 84 % | 81 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 84 % | 77 % | 79 % | 49 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Maureen Trant
Doc White
Mrs. Sanders
Mrs. Taylor
Missy Trant
Missy Trant
Foster Twin
Foster Twin
Details
- Directed by
- Robert Mulligan
- Written by
- Jenny Wingfield
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1991
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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