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When a Man Loves a Woman

1994 · 126 min · Director: Luis Mandoki ★ IMDb 6.6 · 25,314 ratings

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The seemingly perfect relationship between a man and his wife is tested as a result of her alcoholism.

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When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Love
  1. Love20%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Sadness
Love
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 33 %, then dips around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Love47 %12 %3 %45 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Love45 %18 %6 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Empathy41 %28 %14 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Love40 %30 %14 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Love50 %38 %24 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Tension71 %63 %53 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Empathy80 %78 %66 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Empathy71 %71 %59 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Empathy63 %59 %46 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 60′Tension63 %54 %41 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Tension61 %54 %41 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Empathy56 %51 %38 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 79′Empathy54 %50 %34 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 85′Empathy54 %50 %34 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Tension65 %59 %48 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 98′Sadness75 %70 %65 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 104′Sadness75 %73 %70 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 110′Sadness78 %75 %70 %49 %
92.5 %≈ 117′Empathy79 %74 %60 %59 %
97.5 %≈ 123′Love78 %68 %47 %68 %
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

Andy Garcia

Michael Green

Meg Ryan

Alice Green

TM
Tina Majorino

Jess Green

Mae Whitman

Casey Green

ER
Eugene Roche

Walter

SB
Steven Brill

Madras Tie Guy

EC
Erinn Canavan

Shannon

BK
Bari K. Willerford

Malcolm

JD
Jacques De Groot

Guy in Back

AO
Anne Ohliger

Four-Year-Old Jess

TM
Tony Montero

Bartender

CM
Cynthia Mace

Detox Nurse

JY
Jennie Yee

Vu

Details

Directed by
Luis Mandoki
Written by
Ron Bass, Al Franken, Ronald Bass, Al Franken
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
126 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 25,314 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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