Leaving Las Vegas
1995 · 111 min · Director: Mike Figgis
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Because his wife left him and took his son with her, screenwriter Ben Sanderson has started drinking, a lot. He's getting more and more isolated and he troubles women in bars because he wants to have sex with them. When he gets fired, he decides to leave everything behind and move to Las Vegas and drink himself to death. In Las Vegas he meets Sera, a prostitute with some problems as well who he moves in with.
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Leaving Las Vegas (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Love15%
- Melancholy15%
- Guilt10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 36 % | 13 % | 15 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 40 % | 28 % | 26 % | 7 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 45 % | 35 % | 36 % | 6 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Disturbing | 60 % | 43 % | 50 % | 3 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 50 % | 59 % | 4 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 61 % | 49 % | 54 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 54 % | 44 % | 49 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Empathy | 52 % | 39 % | 48 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 58 % | 41 % | 53 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Love | 62 % | 40 % | 56 % | 53 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Love | 60 % | 34 % | 51 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 61 % | 33 % | 48 % | 48 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Love | 57 % | 29 % | 45 % | 48 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Love | 54 % | 25 % | 40 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 61 % | 36 % | 46 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 72 % | 55 % | 61 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Disturbing | 78 % | 64 % | 69 % | 13 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sadness | 81 % | 69 % | 74 % | 21 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Love | 84 % | 75 % | 78 % | 57 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Sadness | 85 % | 78 % | 77 % | 75 % |
Oedipus
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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Details
- Directed by
- Mike Figgis
- Written by
- Mike Figgis, John O'Brien
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1995
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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