Happiness
1998 · 140 min · Director: Todd Solondz
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A woman breaks up with her boyfriend, he thinks it's because he's fat. A man is unable to tell her next door neighbor he finds her sexually attractive. An old couple wants to split up, but they don't want to get a divorce. A therapist masturbates to teen magazines. An 11 year old kid is insecure about the fact that he hasn't cum yet. Office workers try to recall the face of a coworker who recently died. A woman is sure she has everything she could ever want. The lives of these individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Emotional fingerprint
Happiness (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Disturbing 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Confusion30%
- Disturbing25%
- Humor20%
- Empathy15%
- Sadness10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Disturbing, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Disturbing and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Sympathy
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Sympathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Sadness | 43 % | 32 % | 32 % | 28 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Disturbing | 39 % | 24 % | 26 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sympathy | 36 % | 19 % | 24 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 41 % | 29 % | 28 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sadness | 48 % | 43 % | 32 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 53 % | 41 % | 36 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Disturbing | 49 % | 25 % | 31 % | 36 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 38 % | 16 % | 24 % | 23 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sympathy | 35 % | 24 % | 25 % | 14 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 40 % | 30 % | 30 % | 15 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sympathy | 43 % | 28 % | 34 % | 14 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 30 % | 40 % | 29 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Disturbing | 64 % | 41 % | 48 % | 46 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 65 % | 48 % | 46 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 43 % | 38 % | 55 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 39 % | 35 % | 56 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Sympathy | 70 % | 44 % | 46 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 54 % | 61 % | 66 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 130′ | Disturbing | 86 % | 65 % | 68 % | 70 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 137′ | Sadness | 78 % | 68 % | 63 % | 42 % |
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
Billy Maplewood
Timmy Maplewood
Chloe Maplewood
Courteous Waiter
Details
- Directed by
- Todd Solondz
- Written by
- Todd Solondz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
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