Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993 · 84 min · Director: Duwayne Dunham
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Three pets (Chance, a young dog unfamiliar with the world; Shadow, an aging, wise dog; and Sassy, a snobby cat) are left behind when their family goes on vacation. Unsure of what happened, the animals set out on a quest to find their family. This journey across America is very dangerous and the animals risk never seeing their masters again. The group of pets travel across forested mountains and areas of wide-open countryside, while their family searches for them in the same areas.
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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Anxiety25%
- Love20%
- Excitement15%
- Relief10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Adventure. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Relief
- Joy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Relief | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 57 % | 57 % | 2 % | 21 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Humor | 59 % | 59 % | 4 % | 27 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 61 % | 55 % | 5 % | 28 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Sadness | 60 % | 48 % | 6 % | 19 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 57 % | 49 % | 8 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 55 % | 52 % | 8 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 55 % | 52 % | 6 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 64 % | 45 % | 6 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 71 % | 31 % | 12 % | 10 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Relief | 64 % | 28 % | 23 % | 10 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 65 % | 39 % | 35 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Relief | 72 % | 48 % | 48 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 70 % | 38 % | 49 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Relief | 69 % | 24 % | 48 % | 30 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Relief | 72 % | 33 % | 51 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 71 % | 41 % | 46 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 69 % | 30 % | 29 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 78 % | 23 % | 35 % | 46 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Relief | 90 % | 26 % | 64 % | 71 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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
Jamie Seaver
Peter Burnford
Hope Burnford
Frank
Research Assistant
Vet
Molly's Father
Forest Ranger 'Mark'
Forest Ranger
The Caterer
Details
- Directed by
- Duwayne Dunham
- Written by
- Caroline Thompson, Linda Woolverton, Sheila Burnford
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1993
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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