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Grace of My Heart

1996 · 116 min · Director: Allison Anders ★ IMDb 6.8 · 4,263 ratings

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An aspiring singer, Denise Waverly/Edna Buxton, sacrifices her own singing career to write hit songs that launch the careers of other singers. The film follows her life from her first break, through the pain of rejection from the recording industry and a bad marriage, to her final triumph.

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Grace of My Heart (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%
  2. Humor15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Sadness, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Hope

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Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Empathy
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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 3 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope43 %18 %35 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Empathy48 %23 %38 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Hope49 %16 %33 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor52 %9 %26 %46 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Hope60 %16 %33 %46 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Empathy56 %26 %40 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Humor50 %24 %36 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension51 %23 %38 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Empathy57 %35 %49 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Sadness65 %50 %56 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Hope63 %50 %51 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Sadness58 %49 %44 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Sadness60 %45 %41 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Tension66 %31 %43 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 84′Tension70 %31 %51 %15 %
77.5 %≈ 90′Empathy70 %48 %60 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 96′Sadness75 %68 %66 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Sadness83 %76 %71 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 107′Hope81 %71 %68 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 113′Sadness75 %68 %60 %45 %
Riches to rags

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

ID
Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas

Denise Waverly / Edna Buxton

Matt Dillon

Jay Phillips

SB
Sissy Boyd

Eric Stoltz

Howard Cazsatt

PK
Patsy Kensit

Cheryl Steed

Bruce Davison

John Murray

JL
Jennifer Leigh Warren

Doris Shelley

David Clennon

Dr. "Jonesy" Jones

CP
Christina Pickles

Mrs. Buxton

SB
Sissy Boyd

Dress Saleswoman

JS
Jill Sobule

Singing Contestant

TW
Tegan West

M.C. at Talent Show

Richard Schiff

Audition Record Producer

NV
Natalie Venetia Belcon

Betty

KB
Kathy Barbour

Sha Sha

DR
Diane Robin

Waitress in Diner

EJ
Eric Jerome Kirkland

Stylette

IW
Irving Washington III

Stylette

KJ
Kurt Jackson

Stylette

MA
Michael Angelo Saulsberry

Stylette

Details

Directed by
Allison Anders
Written by
Allison Anders
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 4,263 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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