Little Odessa
1994 · 98 min · Director: James Gray
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
This film tells a bitter tale of a dysfunctional family. Joshua, a cold-blooded professional killer, returns to his Brighton Beach boyhood home for a "job." He knows it will be difficult to return to the Russian-immigrant community of his youth--in his eyes, we see anticipation of the inevitable emotional pain and psychic turmoil that seeing his forsaken family and estranged companions will bring him. To do his job, and try to maintain some semblence of sanity, he has had to wall off his humanity from even himself. Seeing his kid brother, who adores him, talking with his dying mother, who still loves him, and yes, arguing with his abusive father, begins to wreak havoc with his personal defenses. As his steely demeanor begins to dissolve, we are shown the soul of a hit-man crumbling away, piece by piece. Finally, all that he now allows himself to admit that he loves is agonizingly torn away from him and he is left with the ultimate punishment for his transgressions.
Emotional fingerprint
Little Odessa (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy35%
- Sadness25%
- Anxiety20%
- Empathy15%
- Love5%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 28 % | 8 % | 3 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 28 % | 12 % | 7 % | 7 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 29 % | 14 % | 10 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Curiosity | 33 % | 16 % | 16 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 37 % | 24 % | 28 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sadness | 36 % | 23 % | 27 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Curiosity | 31 % | 15 % | 17 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Curiosity | 31 % | 15 % | 16 % | 11 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 36 % | 24 % | 27 % | 9 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 40 % | 30 % | 33 % | 9 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 24 % | 27 % | 19 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Disturbing | 42 % | 19 % | 20 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 46 % | 20 % | 19 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Disturbing | 48 % | 27 % | 25 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 45 % | 32 % | 35 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Empathy | 44 % | 34 % | 40 % | 21 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 49 % | 39 % | 41 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 56 % | 44 % | 38 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Disturbing | 59 % | 47 % | 38 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 55 % | 48 % | 39 % | 27 % |
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
Natasha
Grandma Tsilya
Pahlevi
Yuri
Victor
Anatoly
Man with One Leg
Mechanic
Clara
Actress on Television (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- James Gray
- Written by
- James Gray
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1994
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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