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The Snapper

1993 · 95 min · Director: Stephen Frears ★ IMDb 7.2 · 6,624 ratings

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Set in Ireland, Sharon Curley is a 20 year old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters. When she gets herself pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.

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The Snapper (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
15%Love
  1. Humor35%
  2. Love15%
  3. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Love. 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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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Empathy
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Joy

Humor
Empathy
Joy
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorEmpathyJoy
2.5 %≈ 2′Empathy55 %38 %42 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor54 %48 %33 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor53 %53 %30 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor51 %50 %33 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor51 %49 %29 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor56 %46 %29 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension61 %36 %40 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension64 %30 %48 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Tension66 %30 %50 %10 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Empathy65 %36 %50 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Humor59 %45 %44 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Humor58 %43 %46 %15 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Empathy59 %36 %53 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Humor63 %35 %57 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Love69 %38 %60 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Humor65 %48 %46 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Humor63 %56 %37 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Humor71 %54 %48 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Joy80 %50 %54 %61 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Joy80 %52 %48 %70 %
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

TK
Tina Kellegher

RM
Ruth McCabe

Ruth McCabe

Kay Curley

EM
Eanna MacLiam

EM
Eanna MacLiam

Craig Curley

PR
Peter Rowen

Sonny Curley

JG
Joanne Gerrard

Lisa Curley

CO
Colm O'Byrne

Darren Curley

CD
Ciara Duffy

Kimberley Curley

FM
Fionnuala Murphy

Jackie O'Keefe

KW
Karen Woodley

Yvonne Burgess

PL
Pat Laffan

George Burgess

VC
Virginia Cole

Doris Burgess

DM
Denis Menton

Pat Burgess

RW
Ronan Wilmot

Paddy

SD
Stuart Dunne

Bertie

DT
Dylan Tighe

Boy

CO
Caroline O'Boyle

Girl

JK
Jennifer Kelly

Checkout Woman

AC
Audrey Corr

Customer

Details

Directed by
Stephen Frears
Written by
Roddy Doyle, Roddy Doyle (novel), Roddy Doyle (screenplay)
Type
Movies
Released
1993
Runtime
95 min
Country
UK
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 6,624 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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