Up Close & Personal
1996 · 119 min · Director: Jon Avnet
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
This is a telling of the Jessica Savitch story, the newswoman who, in the 1970s, became the "First Woman Anchor". Tally Atwater (Michelle Pfeiffer) is taken under the wing of Warren Justice (Robert Redford) in a Miami newsroom and becomes a news star on television. Despite her love for Warren, she takes the big chance and moves on to Philadelphia, where he follows to rescue her faltering career at the cost of his own - as she rises, he falls.
Emotional fingerprint
Up Close & Personal (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Satisfaction 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Love30%
- Satisfaction25%
- Anxiety20%
- Sadness15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Satisfaction, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Satisfaction and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Hope | 33 % | 2 % | 18 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 37 % | 8 % | 28 % | 0 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 43 % | 18 % | 35 % | 0 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 20 % | 28 % | 3 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 23 % | 23 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sadness | 43 % | 31 % | 28 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Hope | 40 % | 26 % | 30 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 40 % | 21 % | 33 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Hope | 39 % | 19 % | 31 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 36 % | 16 % | 29 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Love | 40 % | 23 % | 31 % | 23 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Hope | 39 % | 25 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Hope | 39 % | 19 % | 26 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Love | 54 % | 15 % | 38 % | 33 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 71 % | 18 % | 64 % | 24 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 78 % | 24 % | 76 % | 20 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 74 % | 25 % | 59 % | 33 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Love | 71 % | 31 % | 43 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Sadness | 78 % | 57 % | 40 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Sadness | 83 % | 78 % | 27 % | 47 % |
Oedipus
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
Rob Sullivan
Merino's Secretary
Fabian
IBS Makeup Man
Star Atwater
Details
- Directed by
- Jon Avnet
- Written by
- Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne, Alanna Nash
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1996
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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