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Madeline

1998 · 89 min · Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer ★ IMDb 6 · 8,711 ratings

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The adventurous, young Madeline is very good at getting into trouble, but she's also fantastic in solving problems as well, and her school-mistress Miss Clavel is not too approving of her. The biggest problem comes up when Lord Covington decides to sell Madeline's school.

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Madeline (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Joy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor30%
  2. Joy25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Relief
  • Tension
  • Joy

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Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 38 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityReliefTensionJoy
2.5 %≈ 2′Joy42 %12 %27 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Relief46 %24 %34 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor50 %23 %24 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sadness56 %9 %16 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sadness60 %6 %24 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Humor56 %10 %25 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor46 %5 %24 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Humor49 %0 %36 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension63 %15 %46 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Relief63 %40 %36 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Relief59 %44 %29 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Humor60 %28 %31 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Humor63 %11 %38 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 60′Sadness64 %5 %43 %19 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Humor65 %3 %53 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 69′Tension75 %1 %71 %9 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Tension83 %19 %79 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 78′Relief83 %53 %66 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 82′Relief82 %72 %47 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 87′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

HJ
Hatty Jones

Nigel Hawthorne

Lord Covington

Ben Daniels

Leopold the Tutor

AV
Arturo Venegas

Mr. Spanish Ambassador

Stéphane Audran

Lady Marie Covington

KC
Katia Caballero

Mrs. Spanish Ambassador

CN
Chantal Neuwirth

Helene the Cook

Kd
Kristian de la Osa

Pepito

CT
Clare Thomas

Agatha "Aggie" Emily Walden

BS
Bianca Strohmann

Vicki

CM
Christina Mangani

Chantal

RD
Rachel Dennis

Lucinda

PG
Pilar Garrard

Beatrice

JM
Jessica Mason

Serena

AP
Alix Ponchon

Lolo

EJ
Emilie Jessula

Elizabeth

EE
Eloise Eonnet

Sylvette

AL
Alice Lavaud

Veronica

MF
Morgane Farcat

Marie-Odile

Details

Directed by
Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Written by
Malia Scotch Marmo, Mark Levin, Ludwig Bemelmans, Jennifer Flackett
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
89 min
Country
France, United States, Germany
Genres
Comedy, Family
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 8,711 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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