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Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

1991 · 88 min · Director: Steve Miner ★ IMDb 7.2 · 6,484 ratings

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Thrilled by a performance she sees at a fair, Sonora (Gabrielle Anwar) tries to land a spot as a daredevil who rides horses off of high dives. With the help of Al Carver (Michael Schoeffling), whose father runs the show, she works toward her goal. An injury to star rider Marie (Kathleen York) paves her way, and she finds herself on the diving platform. Her life looks complete now that she and Al are in love, but she is about to be thrust into the most trying time of her life.

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Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Excitement 25%, Sadness 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Excitement, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Excitement and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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  • Hope
  • Joy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeJoyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Hope38 %25 %17 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension46 %21 %15 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sadness50 %16 %13 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Joy46 %26 %20 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Hope50 %45 %32 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Hope53 %50 %34 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Hope49 %45 %24 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Hope53 %40 %24 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Sadness60 %41 %33 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Hope61 %45 %38 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Joy61 %40 %39 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension64 %42 %36 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 55′Hope65 %51 %39 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Sadness70 %51 %48 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 64′Love81 %41 %44 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 68′Sadness88 %25 %21 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Sadness83 %31 %10 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 77′Hope80 %54 %28 %64 %
92.5 %≈ 81′Tension85 %65 %57 %61 %
97.5 %≈ 86′Joy85 %68 %72 %30 %
Cinderella

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

DK
Dylan Kussman

Clifford Henderson

KY
Kathleen York

Marie

FR
Frank Renzulli

Mr. Slater

NM
Nancy Moore Atchison

Arnette Webster

LN
Lisa Norman

Aunt Helen

LC
Lorianne Collins

Clarabelle

EH
Elizabeth Hayes

Miss Simpson

LL
Laura Lee Norton

Mrs. Ellis

MJ
Michael J. Matusiak

Photographer

JW
Jeff Woodward

Reporter #1

DM
David Massry

Reporter #2

CB
Cheri Brown

Attractive Girl

DD
David Dwyer

Stagehand

HA
Haley Aull

Little Girl

EG
Ed Grady

Preacher

KM
Katy Matson

Kid #1

WB
Wendy Ball

Kid #2

Details

Directed by
Steve Miner
Written by
Matt Williams, Oley Sassone
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 6,484 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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