My Girl
1991 · 103 min · Director: Howard Zieff
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
1972. Vada Sultenfuss (played by Anna Chlumsky) is an intelligent, bubbly, hypochondriacal 11-year old girl. Her father, Harry (Dan Aykroyd), is a mortician and a widower. Her best friend is Thomas J Sennett (Macaulay Culkin). Then her father hires a new receptionist, Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis), and life will never be the same again.
Emotional fingerprint
My Girl (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 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: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 24 % | 13 % | 17 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 25 % | 16 % | 20 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 29 % | 18 % | 24 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 29 % | 12 % | 21 % | 12 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 28 % | 11 % | 18 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Sadness | 30 % | 19 % | 25 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Love | 31 % | 21 % | 29 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 33 % | 25 % | 31 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 37 % | 27 % | 33 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Love | 39 % | 22 % | 30 % | 27 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 40 % | 19 % | 30 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 40 % | 13 % | 27 % | 20 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 36 % | 13 % | 26 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 37 % | 16 % | 28 % | 22 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Love | 51 % | 29 % | 38 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 72 % | 61 % | 60 % | 26 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sadness | 81 % | 76 % | 73 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Empathy | 76 % | 67 % | 71 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Empathy | 65 % | 54 % | 61 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Love | 55 % | 42 % | 49 % | 42 % |
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
Gramoo Sultenfuss
Nurse Randall
Arthur
Ronda
Charles
Ray
Mrs. Hunsaker
Betty
Jackie
Thomas J.'s Mother
Thomas J.'s Father
Danny
Details
- Directed by
- Howard Zieff
- Written by
- Laurice Elehwany
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1991
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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