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Edge of Seventeen

1998 · 104 min · Director: David Moreton ★ IMDb 6.8 · 7,431 ratings

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A teenager copes with his sexuality on the last day of school in 1984. It shows him coping with being gay and being with friends.

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

  1. Hope20%
  2. Love15%
  3. Humor10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Hope. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
Sadness
Love
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor40 %17 %0 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor40 %20 %1 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor41 %26 %5 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor43 %30 %10 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Love46 %33 %18 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Love50 %38 %23 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Love46 %39 %18 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Empathy45 %39 %14 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Empathy49 %35 %14 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Humor55 %36 %23 %14 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Sadness68 %57 %44 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Empathy68 %63 %44 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Humor53 %44 %30 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Sadness49 %38 %26 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension59 %45 %26 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension70 %60 %39 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Empathy73 %69 %49 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Empathy71 %69 %49 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Empathy64 %59 %45 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Love47 %37 %33 %32 %
Riches to rags

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

CS
Chris Stafford

TH
Tina Holmes

TH
Tina Holmes

Maggie

AG
Andersen Gabrych

AG
Andersen Gabrych

Rod

JE
John Eby

Dad

SM
Stephanie McVay

Bonnie Hunter

LD
Lea DeLaria

Angie

AC
Antonio Carriero

Andy

JL
Jason Lockhart

Steve

TM
Tony Maietta

Gregg

JF
Jeff Fryer

Jonathon

KJ
Kevin Joseph Kelly

Chuckie

MG
Mark Gates

Foodtown

SR
Stevie Reese Desmond

Ruby Rogers

BM
Barbie Marie

Frieda

CH
Craig H. Shepherd

Irate Customer

DM
Doug Million

Security Guard

CV
Clay Van Sickle

High School Party Friend #1

JM
Jimmy Mack

Bartender

JL
Justin Leach

Party Hunk

JA
Jeffrey Abramson

Dan McAllistair

Details

Directed by
David Moreton
Written by
Todd Stephens
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 7,431 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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