Scent of a Woman
1992 · 156 min · Director: Martin Brest
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Frank is a retired Lt. Col. in the US Army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to university; to help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over Thanksgiving. Frank's niece says this will be easy money, but she didn't reckon on Frank spending his Thanksgiving in New York.
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Scent of a Woman (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Humor25%
- Inspiration20%
- Sadness15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Inspiration. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Humor | 35 % | 25 % | 13 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 38 % | 30 % | 21 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 41 % | 35 % | 28 % | 12 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 46 % | 41 % | 26 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 45 % | 41 % | 22 % | 5 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 39 % | 30 % | 22 % | 8 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 38 % | 23 % | 20 % | 10 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Humor | 47 % | 33 % | 26 % | 17 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 59 % | 52 % | 37 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 55 % | 49 % | 35 % | 23 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Humor | 45 % | 30 % | 28 % | 11 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Humor | 49 % | 28 % | 31 % | 15 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 63 % | 51 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Tension | 78 % | 74 % | 41 % | 32 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Tension | 88 % | 85 % | 61 % | 53 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 121′ | Tension | 88 % | 72 % | 75 % | 65 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 129′ | Empathy | 77 % | 48 % | 67 % | 49 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 137′ | Tension | 73 % | 53 % | 56 % | 27 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 144′ | Relief | 73 % | 50 % | 57 % | 17 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 152′ | Relief | 67 % | 24 % | 55 % | 14 % |
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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
Gretchen
Gail
Jimmy Jameson
Karen Rossi
Donny Rossi
Details
- Directed by
- Martin Brest
- Written by
- Ruggero Maccari, Bo Goldman, Giovanni Arpino
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1992
- Runtime
- 156 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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