A Simple Twist of Fate
1994 · 106 min · Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Michael McCann is a man who feels totally betrayed by the world, after his wife revealed to him that their child was not his. A few years after his break-up we find him living alone in a small town. But, everything in his miserable life changes when he adopts a little girl whose mother died outside his house. After several years, the real father returns to claim the girl from Michael, thinking that she will be an advantage for his political career.
Emotional fingerprint
A Simple Twist of Fate (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Love 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Humor
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Humor | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 55 % | 7 % | 27 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 48 % | 3 % | 28 % | 31 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 50 % | 0 % | 24 % | 45 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 51 % | 4 % | 18 % | 51 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 53 % | 15 % | 18 % | 48 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sadness | 63 % | 33 % | 24 % | 45 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Love | 66 % | 53 % | 36 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Love | 70 % | 68 % | 56 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Love | 74 % | 70 % | 68 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Love | 69 % | 60 % | 65 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 63 % | 48 % | 60 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 57 % | 45 % | 51 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Love | 58 % | 48 % | 38 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sadness | 65 % | 49 % | 28 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Love | 70 % | 46 % | 33 % | 65 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 71 % | 36 % | 35 % | 66 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 75 % | 40 % | 29 % | 69 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Love | 75 % | 50 % | 33 % | 66 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Relief | 61 % | 38 % | 28 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Sadness | 43 % | 22 % | 13 % | 23 % |
Icarus
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
Mathilda McCann - Age 10
Keating
Mathilda McCann - Age 5
Details
- Directed by
- Gillies MacKinnon
- Written by
- Steve Martin, George Eliot
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1994
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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