Anywhere But Here
1999 · 114 min · Director: Wayne Wang
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Fed up with her small-town Bay City existence, Adele August leaves her family and second husband and heads for Beverley Hills with her daughter. The teenager resents the move and her mother's always flamboyant behaviour and in turns plans to get away to university on the east coast. Mum's plans are different - she wants a movie star for a daughter.
Emotional fingerprint
Anywhere But Here (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 32%, Love 25%, Humor 23%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 52 % | 45 % | 40 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 51 % | 44 % | 38 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 46 % | 39 % | 34 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Hope | 43 % | 35 % | 26 % | 23 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Empathy | 45 % | 40 % | 30 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 51 % | 49 % | 44 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Sadness | 54 % | 50 % | 48 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 49 % | 41 % | 36 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 48 % | 30 % | 20 % | 15 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Humor | 49 % | 26 % | 13 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Hope | 48 % | 35 % | 24 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sadness | 54 % | 48 % | 45 % | 14 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 59 % | 50 % | 49 % | 8 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 57 % | 50 % | 44 % | 11 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 63 % | 60 % | 56 % | 15 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 64 % | 61 % | 55 % | 23 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Hope | 59 % | 53 % | 35 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Empathy | 63 % | 56 % | 35 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Hope | 66 % | 59 % | 41 % | 54 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Hope | 63 % | 52 % | 38 % | 62 % |
Cinderella
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
Details
- Directed by
- Wayne Wang
- Written by
- Alvin Sargent, Mona Simpson, Alvin Sargent
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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