Paulie
1998 · 91 min · Director: John Roberts, John Roberts
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Paulie, an intelligent parrot who actually talks, relates the story of his struggle to a Russian immigrant who works as a janitor at the research institute where he is housed and neglected. Paulies story begins many years earlier when he is given as a gift to a little girl who stutters. Eventually, he teaches the girl to speak correctly but is taken away by her father because he believes the girl cannot distinguish fantasy from reality because she believes the bird can talk. Paulie goes through a series of adventures with a pawn shop owner, an ageing widow, a Mexican-American troubadour and a would be thief before being taken to the institute where he now lives.
Emotional fingerprint
Paulie (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 25%. 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 Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Adventure. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Joy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Joy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Empathy | 38 % | 32 % | 13 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Joy | 43 % | 35 % | 19 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 48 % | 43 % | 19 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Empathy | 51 % | 50 % | 19 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 59 % | 56 % | 16 % | 35 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 66 % | 61 % | 10 % | 52 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 59 % | 54 % | 15 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Joy | 54 % | 49 % | 25 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 57 % | 51 % | 25 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 53 % | 42 % | 25 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 53 % | 38 % | 33 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Joy | 59 % | 34 % | 38 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 59 % | 26 % | 28 % | 18 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 54 % | 29 % | 15 % | 14 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Humor | 56 % | 43 % | 13 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 71 % | 55 % | 21 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 81 % | 56 % | 49 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Joy | 85 % | 60 % | 73 % | 22 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Graduate Student #1
Graduate Student #2
Grandpa
Speech Therapist
Shirley
Gerald
Jeremy
Research Assistant #1
Details
- Directed by
- John Roberts, John Roberts
- Written by
- Laurie Craig
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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