28 Days
2000 · 103 min · Director: Betty Thomas
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New York based writer Gwen Cummings knows that she drinks a lot but doesn't believe it's a problem, and if she decides that it is an issue that she could stop drinking on her own. She and her live-in boyfriend Jasper fuel each other's hyperactivity with this excessive alcohol consumption, "a normal life" is not in either's vocabulary. Between Gwen and her older straight-laced sister Lily, Gwen more closely resembles their larger than life mother, who was also an alcoholic and who died because of that when they were children. Lily believes that Gwen's addictions makes her a difficult if not impossible person to love. While Gwen is in a drunken stupor at Lily's wedding, Gwen causes one issue after another, ruining the day for Lily. Gwen is forced to examine her drinking with the culmination of bad events she caused at the wedding, leading to her being court ordered to enter into rehab or jail for twenty-eight days, which is only marginally more tolerable an idea to her than the alternative, which is jail. For Gwen to make any progress, she has to acknowledge that she has a problem which requires the support during those twenty-eight days not only of the facility's staff, but also the other patients, each who is going through his/her own issue with respect to the demons of addiction. If she does eventually acknowledge the problem, she will also have to reconcile the events of her life with Lily, and come to the realization that a life with Jasper is not in her best interest if she has any chance of surviving outside of the facility after those twenty-eight days.
Emotional fingerprint
28 Days (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Inspiration 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Inspiration25%
- Humor20%
- Sadness15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Inspiration, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Inspiration and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 55 % | 18 % | 13 % | 50 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 53 % | 20 % | 14 % | 48 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 46 % | 24 % | 15 % | 43 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 43 % | 25 % | 13 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 49 % | 36 % | 19 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Empathy | 57 % | 53 % | 33 % | 23 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 59 % | 56 % | 39 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 54 % | 51 % | 39 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 48 % | 44 % | 33 % | 34 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Empathy | 48 % | 43 % | 28 % | 32 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Empathy | 49 % | 44 % | 29 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 49 % | 44 % | 32 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 51 % | 45 % | 29 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Hope | 50 % | 41 % | 20 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Humor | 50 % | 38 % | 19 % | 43 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Humor | 63 % | 46 % | 34 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sadness | 76 % | 64 % | 56 % | 24 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Empathy | 75 % | 70 % | 54 % | 14 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Empathy | 66 % | 59 % | 34 % | 24 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Hope | 62 % | 47 % | 22 % | 38 % |
Man in a hole
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
Evelyn
Young Gwen
Young Lily
Aunt Helen
Dr. Stavros
Saleslady / Night Tech
Details
- Directed by
- Betty Thomas
- Written by
- Susannah Grant
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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