If These Walls Could Talk
1996 · 97 min · Director: Cher, Nancy Savoca, Cher
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A trilogy of stories set in the same house, but with different occupants and spanning over 40 years, deals with various women and moral crisis over unexpected pregnancies and their choice of abortion. In 1952, when abortion was illegal, a nurse deals with her unexpected pregnancy and takes drastic measures to get one. In 1974 a family housewife with four children discovers that she's pregnant and decides she can't handle another child to raise. In 1996, a pregnant college student decides on an abortion, but doesn't realize the means to go through to get one.
Emotional fingerprint
If These Walls Could Talk (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Tension15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 52 % | 32 % | 45 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 53 % | 45 % | 40 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Empathy | 53 % | 51 % | 40 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 57 % | 55 % | 44 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 66 % | 65 % | 48 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sadness | 71 % | 68 % | 57 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 76 % | 66 % | 73 % | 61 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 71 % | 63 % | 68 % | 56 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 53 % | 50 % | 41 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 48 % | 48 % | 35 % | 5 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 54 % | 54 % | 43 % | 8 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Empathy | 53 % | 53 % | 34 % | 6 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Empathy | 54 % | 54 % | 32 % | 11 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Empathy | 60 % | 60 % | 48 % | 23 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 59 % | 58 % | 51 % | 26 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Empathy | 59 % | 55 % | 52 % | 30 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Empathy | 68 % | 61 % | 64 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 77 % | 65 % | 75 % | 59 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 67 % | 83 % | 77 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Icarus
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
Audrey
Young Nurse
Annie Ross
Margaret
Nurse
Painter
Rose
Details
- Written by
- Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace, Nancy Savoca, I. Marlene King, Susan Nanus
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1996
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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