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Once Around

1991 · 115 min · Director: Lasse Hallström ★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,516 ratings

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Renata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharpe, while a top-notch, successful salesman, is much older than Renata. She is swept away by his excessively flamboyant style and irrepressible nature. The very traits she finds romantic, however, lead to repeated conflict with her family, especially her beloved father Joe, leaving Renata trapped in the middle.

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Once Around (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Humor 20%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Love
20%Humor
  1. Love30%
  2. Humor20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Humor, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Humor and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 68 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor45 %30 %22 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Joy47 %31 %30 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness49 %26 %26 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor57 %34 %10 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Love64 %48 %8 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Humor66 %51 %13 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Love67 %51 %9 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Humor63 %37 %9 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Humor59 %26 %18 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Tension61 %36 %20 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Love61 %49 %13 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Love58 %44 %13 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 72′Tension59 %31 %29 %18 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Tension68 %41 %38 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Love75 %53 %36 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 89′Tension76 %46 %40 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 95′Love74 %53 %41 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 101′Love77 %63 %54 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 106′Sadness80 %63 %65 %26 %
97.5 %≈ 112′Love75 %63 %55 %22 %
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

Gena Rowlands

Marilyn Bella

RH
Roxanne Hart

Gail Bella

DS
Danton Stone

Tony Bella

Tim Guinee

Peter Hedges

Greg Germann

Jim Redstone

CO
Cullen O. Johnson

Sonny

JG
Joan Gay

Aunt

LC
Lou Criscuolo

Uncle

MT
Myra Taylor

Trainer #1

MS
Michael Steve Jones

Trainer #2

SS
Sabah Shayan

Belly Dancer

CP
Caroline Parton

Honey Beach

JB
John Bennes

Minister

AF
Archie Fallon

Little Boy

WW
William Wolkovich

Lithuanian Priest

Details

Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Written by
Malia Scotch Marmo, Malia Scotch Marmo
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,516 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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