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Radio Flyer

1992 · 114 min · Director: Richard Donner, David Mickey Evans ★ IMDb 6.9 · 15,418 ratings

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A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.

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Emotional fingerprint

Radio Flyer (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope15%

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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 Anxiety, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Hope

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Tension
Hope
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension52 %20 %37 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Joy49 %26 %20 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Joy49 %29 %11 %30 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Joy49 %24 %20 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension56 %33 %44 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Tension74 %57 %69 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Tension74 %59 %64 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Hope61 %41 %46 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Tension64 %40 %54 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Tension71 %52 %61 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Empathy76 %68 %61 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Tension79 %71 %66 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Sadness69 %56 %53 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Hope60 %41 %38 %48 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Hope68 %49 %48 %57 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Empathy76 %60 %63 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Tension79 %60 %73 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Tension81 %66 %70 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Sadness80 %70 %55 %57 %
97.5 %≈ 111′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

Ben Johnson

Geronimo Bill

SB
Sean Baca

Fisher

RM
Robert Munic

Older Fisher

NV
Noah Verduzco

Victor Hernandez

IO
Isaac Ocampo

Jorge Hernandez

KR
Kaylan Romero

Jesus Hernandez

AV
Abraham Verduzco

Carlos Hernandez

TE
T.J. Evans

Big Raymond

VD
Victor DiMattia

Little Raymond

AH
Adam Hendershott

Boy #1

DB
Daniel Bieber

Boy #2

CL
Coleby Lombardo

Fisher's Friend #1

MS
Mike Simmrin

Fisher's Friend #2

Details

Type
Movies
Released
1992
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 15,418 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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