Great Expectations
1998 · 111 min · Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Based on Charles Dickens' timeless tale, this is a story of the love of a man for an unreachable woman. Updated to modern-day New York City, the story concerns a man of modest background who falls in love with a rich girl. But when a mysterious benefactor greenlights the man to make his dreams come true, everything done has the ultimate goal of making Estella fall in love with him.
Emotional fingerprint
Great Expectations (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Love30%
- Melancholy25%
- Empathy20%
- Hope15%
- Sadness10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Nostalgia
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Nostalgia | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 58 % | 10 % | 30 % | 57 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 9 % | 20 % | 48 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 50 % | 8 % | 14 % | 43 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 9 % | 9 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 15 % | 14 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Nostalgia | 46 % | 28 % | 26 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Love | 50 % | 40 % | 26 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sadness | 51 % | 38 % | 20 % | 29 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 21 % | 20 % | 24 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Nostalgia | 44 % | 20 % | 23 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 46 % | 30 % | 15 % | 38 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Love | 48 % | 34 % | 6 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 51 % | 30 % | 5 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Love | 59 % | 28 % | 8 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 68 % | 48 % | 13 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 70 % | 55 % | 19 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 35 % | 25 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Tension | 61 % | 35 % | 36 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Nostalgia | 61 % | 45 % | 50 % | 23 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Nostalgia | 53 % | 42 % | 52 % | 8 % |
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
Finnegan at Age 10
Estella at Age 10
Ruth Shepard
Lois Pope
Mr. Barrow
Mrs. Barrow
Details
- Directed by
- Alfonso Cuarón
- Written by
- Mitch Glazer, Charles Dickens
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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