Return to Me
2000 · 116 min · Director: Bonnie Hunt, Bonnie Hunt
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The film opens with a loving husband and wife preparing for a very important fund raising dinner. The evening ends with the loss of the wife. In a hospital a weak young woman who may die soon if she can not get a new heart. Jump ahead one year the young woman received a heart and is trying to adjust to a life no longer counted by hours or days, she can actually make plans. The grieving husband and his dog are still trying to adjust to life without his wife. His friends keep trying to pry him from his "work is my life" existence by setting him up on blinds dates. Finally he actually shows up for one at an Irish-Italian restaurant where he finds himself more attracted to the waitress than his blind date. He finds an excuse to return to the restaurant in hopes of seeing the waitress again, there's just something attractive about her. Unknown to both the attraction they both feel for one another is Grace has the heart of Bob's dead wife. What can you say after that! Carroll O'Connor says exactly the right thing to Bob after he finds out this ironic coincidence.
Emotional fingerprint
Return to Me (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Sadness 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Sadness, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Sadness and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Sadness
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Sadness | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 40 % | 28 % | 13 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 48 % | 27 % | 18 % | 29 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 66 % | 39 % | 46 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 75 % | 44 % | 69 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 66 % | 33 % | 63 % | 29 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sadness | 55 % | 23 % | 49 % | 28 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 49 % | 18 % | 30 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 48 % | 13 % | 13 % | 46 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Humor | 48 % | 13 % | 8 % | 48 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 50 % | 18 % | 8 % | 50 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 50 % | 25 % | 8 % | 48 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Love | 52 % | 41 % | 14 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Love | 60 % | 48 % | 20 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Humor | 59 % | 39 % | 15 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Love | 60 % | 35 % | 20 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 69 % | 33 % | 43 % | 16 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 69 % | 38 % | 55 % | 10 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Love | 69 % | 55 % | 43 % | 13 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Love | 75 % | 69 % | 29 % | 11 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Love | 75 % | 70 % | 32 % | 5 % |
Rags to riches
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
Wally Jatczak
Adam Dayton
Karson Dayton
Jeff
Singer
Celia
Paramedic
Details
- Directed by
- Bonnie Hunt, Bonnie Hunt
- Written by
- Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Andrew Stern, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Samantha Goodman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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