Muriel's Wedding
1994 · 106 min · Director: P.J. Hogan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to ABBA and dreaming of her wedding day. A slight problem is she never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, and turns her world upside down.
Emotional fingerprint
Muriel's Wedding (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Humor25%
- Sadness20%
- Inspiration15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 43 % | 20 % | 13 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 48 % | 34 % | 25 % | 32 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 56 % | 50 % | 40 % | 38 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Empathy | 55 % | 45 % | 34 % | 36 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 49 % | 33 % | 16 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Joy | 45 % | 31 % | 13 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 44 % | 30 % | 14 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 55 % | 39 % | 23 % | 46 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Empathy | 65 % | 57 % | 40 % | 54 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Empathy | 63 % | 60 % | 44 % | 44 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 65 % | 57 % | 46 % | 48 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sadness | 70 % | 64 % | 56 % | 48 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Empathy | 65 % | 55 % | 45 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Joy | 60 % | 43 % | 30 % | 28 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Empathy | 68 % | 57 % | 48 % | 44 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 81 % | 76 % | 73 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 83 % | 76 % | 74 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Empathy | 71 % | 65 % | 51 % | 31 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Joy | 59 % | 44 % | 26 % | 25 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Joy | 48 % | 23 % | 17 % | 18 % |
Cinderella
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
Tania Degano
Betty Heslop
Deidre Chambers
Cheryl
Janine
Nicole
Joanie Heslop
Rhonda's Mother
Tania's Mother
Peter "Chook" Vernell
Leo Higgins
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Details
- Directed by
- P.J. Hogan
- Written by
- P.J. Hogan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1994
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Country
- Australia, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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