Welcome to the Dollhouse
1995 · 88 min · Director: Todd Solondz
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Seventh-grade is no fun. Especially for Dawn Weiner when everyone at school calls you 'Dog-Face' or 'Wiener-Dog.' Not to mention if your older brother is 'King of the Nerds' and your younger sister is a cutesy ballerina who gets you in trouble but is your parents' favorite. And that's just the beginning--her life seems to be falling apart when she faces rejection from the older guy in her brother's band that she has a crush on, her parents want to tear down her 'Special People's Club' clubhouse, and her sister is abducted....
Emotional fingerprint
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Anxiety25%
- Sadness20%
- Humor15%
- Disturbing10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety 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
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Empathy | 65 % | 65 % | 47 % | 53 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 69 % | 68 % | 51 % | 57 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 66 % | 53 % | 55 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Empathy | 57 % | 55 % | 41 % | 39 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 48 % | 45 % | 28 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Empathy | 46 % | 45 % | 28 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Empathy | 49 % | 48 % | 36 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sadness | 59 % | 53 % | 41 % | 33 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Disturbing | 79 % | 66 % | 45 % | 66 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 70 % | 45 % | 73 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 63 % | 59 % | 40 % | 42 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 53 % | 53 % | 38 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Empathy | 54 % | 54 % | 40 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Empathy | 53 % | 49 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 55 % | 45 % | 36 % | 28 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 66 % | 56 % | 50 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 75 % | 66 % | 56 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 74 % | 61 % | 44 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Disturbing | 56 % | 38 % | 24 % | 36 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Joy | 38 % | 13 % | 8 % | 13 % |
Rags to riches
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
Mark Wiener
Missy Wiener
Mrs. Weiner
Mrs. Grissom
Mary Ellen Moriarty
Cookie
Ralphy
Lance
Jed
Ginger Friedman
Chrissy
Troy
Kenny
Details
- Directed by
- Todd Solondz
- Written by
- Todd Solondz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1995
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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