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The Spitfire Grill

1996 · 117 min · Director: Lee David Zlotoff ★ IMDb 7 · 6,251 ratings

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Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town, stirring resentment and fear in some, and growth in others.

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The Spitfire Grill (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Hope 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Hope
  1. Hope25%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Hope 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Hope

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
Sadness
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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 rises around 73 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope28 %18 %8 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Hope34 %26 %11 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor43 %34 %16 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Empathy49 %40 %21 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Empathy48 %43 %20 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Empathy48 %45 %26 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Sadness53 %44 %33 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Hope51 %36 %21 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Hope48 %38 %19 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Empathy53 %49 %34 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Empathy60 %55 %41 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Hope60 %49 %30 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Hope56 %44 %23 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Empathy61 %53 %38 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Tension73 %65 %57 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Sadness82 %75 %71 %11 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Sadness90 %83 %84 %8 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Sadness91 %83 %88 %17 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Sadness83 %75 %65 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Hope77 %68 %35 %67 %
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

AE
Alison Elliott

AE
Alison Elliott

Percy Talbott

Ellen Burstyn

Hannah Ferguson

Will Patton

Nahum Goddard

KM
Kieran Mulroney

Joe Sperling

Gailard Sartain

Sheriff Gary Walsh

JM
John M. Jackson

Johnny B. / Eli

LD
Louise De Cormier

Effy Katshaw

IG
Ida Griesemer

Rebecca Goddard

SL
Sam Lloyd Sr.

Meeshack Boggs

LL
Lisa Louise Langford

Jolene

FM
Forrest Murray

Stuart

FC
Faith Catlin

Neighbor

JS
Janet St. Onge

Town Member #2

JH
Jim Hogue

Deputy

SB
Stacy Becker

Clare

CL
Cliff Levering

Aaron Sperling

Details

Directed by
Lee David Zlotoff
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 6,251 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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