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Paradise

1991 · 111 min · Director: Mary Agnes Donoghue ★ IMDb 6.7 · 3,467 ratings

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Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson (at the time married to each other) play Lily and Ben Reed, a young couple torn apart by a family tragedy. It would take a miracle to rekindle their love and a miracle arrives in the form of a summer guest - Willard Young played by Elijah Wood.

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Paradise (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Hope
  1. Hope20%
  2. Love15%
  3. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Hope. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Sadness
Love
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 13 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy42 %40 %28 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Love39 %31 %20 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor36 %25 %14 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Love36 %31 %15 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Empathy40 %35 %20 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Tension41 %28 %20 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Humor41 %29 %20 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Empathy44 %36 %21 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Love46 %39 %24 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Sadness49 %39 %30 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Humor50 %35 %28 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Love61 %48 %40 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Sadness74 %68 %63 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 75′Empathy71 %69 %61 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Sadness65 %64 %56 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 86′Sadness66 %61 %53 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Tension70 %59 %40 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 97′Tension71 %57 %31 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 103′Love68 %55 %30 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 108′Love63 %48 %27 %57 %
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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

Melanie Griffith

Lily Reed

Don Johnson

Ben Reed

Thora Birch

Billie Pike

Sheila McCarthy

Sally Pike

EG
Eve Gordon

Rosemary Young

LL
Louise Latham

Catherine Reston Lee

GT
Greg Travis

Earl McCoy

ST
Sarah Trigger

Darlene Pike

RK
Richard K. Olsen

Minister

RA
Rick Andosca

Ernest Parkett

AR
Anthony Romano

Popular Boy

TE
Timothy Erskine

Darlene's Boyfriend

CP
Chestley Price

Bus Driver

DH
Dave Hager

Bartender

JR
John R. Copeman

Other Fisherman

Details

Written by
Jean-Loup Hubert, Mary Agnes Donoghue
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 3,467 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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