Night on Earth
1991 · 129 min · Director: Jim Jarmusch
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A collection of five stories involving cab drivers in five different cities. Los Angeles - A talent agent for the movies discovers her cab driver would be perfect to cast, but the cabbie is reluctant to give up her solid cab driver's career. New York - An immigrant cab driver is continually lost in a city and culture he doesn't understand. Paris - A blind girl takes a ride with a cab driver from the Ivory Coast and they talk about life and blindness. Rome - A gregarious cabbie picks up an ailing man and virtually talks him to death. Helsinki - an industrial worker gets laid off and he and his compatriots discuss the bleakness and unfairness of love and life and death.
Emotional fingerprint
Night on Earth (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Nostalgia15%
- Sadness10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Sadness
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Sadness | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 30 % | 8 % | 17 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Curiosity | 28 % | 16 % | 8 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 32 % | 28 % | 3 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 38 % | 31 % | 3 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 41 % | 34 % | 5 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 48 % | 41 % | 6 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 49 % | 44 % | 5 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 46 % | 40 % | 6 % | 23 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 45 % | 34 % | 6 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 29 % | 6 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 33 % | 6 % | 27 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Humor | 50 % | 44 % | 3 % | 13 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Humor | 56 % | 53 % | 3 % | 6 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Humor | 63 % | 55 % | 11 % | 14 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Humor | 56 % | 46 % | 19 % | 23 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 29 % | 28 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 63 % | 15 % | 53 % | 55 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Sadness | 73 % | 10 % | 65 % | 65 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Sadness | 61 % | 9 % | 52 % | 46 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 126′ | Sadness | 58 % | 5 % | 48 % | 30 % |
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
Rock Musician #1
Rock Musician #2
Motorcyclist
Details
- Directed by
- Jim Jarmusch
- Written by
- Jim Jarmusch
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1991
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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