School Ties
1992 · 106 min · Director: Robert Mandel
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
David Greene is brought into a prestigious 1950s school to help their football team to beat the school's old rivals. David, however, is from a working class background, so he isn't really "one of them", but he's very successful at making friends. David is a Jew, and has to keep this a secret from his friends for fear of being rejected.
Emotional fingerprint
School Ties (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 24%, Tension 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Anxiety24%
- Tension18%
- Sadness15%
- Inspiration13%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Tension
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 57 % | 38 % | 50 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sympathy | 49 % | 36 % | 40 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Joy | 38 % | 25 % | 29 % | 9 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 32 % | 16 % | 26 % | 4 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 38 % | 18 % | 30 % | 4 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Joy | 46 % | 26 % | 36 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sympathy | 48 % | 30 % | 36 % | 14 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Joy | 46 % | 29 % | 34 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sympathy | 55 % | 43 % | 46 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 53 % | 50 % | 36 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 38 % | 38 % | 24 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 50 % | 25 % | 33 % | 13 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Joy | 59 % | 38 % | 39 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Anger | 73 % | 60 % | 56 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sympathy | 79 % | 71 % | 59 % | 60 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 75 % | 61 % | 51 % | 54 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 75 % | 48 % | 64 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 83 % | 57 % | 77 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sympathy | 85 % | 68 % | 70 % | 46 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Sympathy | 80 % | 60 % | 53 % | 40 % |
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
Gray Dillon
Nick
Details
- Directed by
- Robert Mandel
- Written by
- Darryl Ponicsan, Dick Wolf
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1992
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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