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Fly Away Home

1996 · 107 min · Director: Carroll Ballard ★ IMDb 6.9 · 29,228 ratings

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Amy moves to Ontario to live with her father after the death of her mother. Her father, an aviation expert, helps Amy lead a flock of orphaned geese south for the winters.

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Fly Away Home (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 20%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Hope
  1. Hope20%
  2. Relief15%
  3. Awe15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Hope. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Hope
  • Tension
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeTensionJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness55 %7 %22 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness41 %10 %18 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor40 %11 %24 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness49 %11 %35 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor44 %18 %34 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Hope45 %25 %40 %13 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension55 %29 %51 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Sadness53 %31 %45 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Hope48 %36 %38 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Hope51 %45 %41 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Hope63 %55 %41 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Joy66 %56 %33 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Hope60 %46 %38 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension61 %40 %54 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension60 %36 %55 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Tension57 %30 %53 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Tension66 %36 %61 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Hope73 %51 %68 %14 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Hope72 %57 %67 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Anna Paquin

Amy Alden

Dana Delany

Susan Barnes

Terry Kinney

David Alden

HG
Holter Graham

Barry Stickland

JR
Jeremy Ratchford

Glen Seifert

DV
Deborah Verginella

Amy's Mother

David Hemblen

Dr. Killian

KJ
Ken James

Developer

NB
Nora Ballard

Jackie

SP
Sarena Paton

Laura

CL
Carmen Lishman

Older Girl

CH
Christi Hill

Older Girl

JO
Judith Orban

Teacher

JB
Jeff Braunstein

Chairman

JF
John Friesen

Smalltown Businessman

CB
Chris Benson

Farmer

KJ
Kevin Jubinville

Military Police

PA
Philip Akin

Air Force Reporter

Details

Directed by
Carroll Ballard
Written by
Robert Rodat, Bill Lishman, Vince McKewin
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 29,228 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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