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My First Mister

2001 · 109 min · Director: Christine Lahti, Christine Lahti ★ IMDb 7.1 · 6,175 ratings

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Jennifer does not fit in. A total misfit, she's as wacky as a teenager can be. Goth-ed out with multiple piercings, tattoos, and dyed hair, she listens to strange music, watches vintage TV, eats primarily chocolate, and self injures. But now high school is over and she needs a job. Can she possibly have anything in common with the overweight middle-aged man in the haberdashery window? He gives her a job, not to mention a real friendship.

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My First Mister (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%
  2. Humor15%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Love
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Empathy
Love
Sadness
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 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyLoveSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor45 %27 %3 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor50 %28 %5 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor51 %34 %4 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor48 %36 %8 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Humor44 %37 %18 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Empathy45 %44 %24 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Empathy48 %45 %25 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Humor46 %40 %26 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Humor49 %43 %26 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Empathy56 %53 %28 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Empathy57 %53 %36 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Humor63 %54 %43 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Sadness77 %70 %49 %61 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Love80 %76 %55 %70 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Sadness75 %73 %55 %65 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Love77 %75 %61 %65 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Empathy81 %79 %71 %68 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Love84 %79 %80 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Love84 %75 %84 %73 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Love82 %72 %82 %68 %
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

Leelee Sobieski

Jennifer ("J")

Carol Kane

Mrs. Benson

Mary Kay Place

Patty (Nurse)

NB
Natasha Braisewell

Girl in Vintage

HB
Henry Brown

Jack Taylor (Salesman)

GB
Gary Bullock

Mr. Smithman

Kevin Cooney

Doctor

NC
Nic Costa

Blaine (Surfer Boy)

WF
William Forward

Customer

John Goodman

Benjamin

SH
Shawn Huff

Woman at R's Store

CP
Chadwick Palmatier

Manager

LS
Lorna Scott

Woman in Store

Details

Written by
Jill Franklyn
Type
Movies
Released
2001
Runtime
109 min
Country
Germany, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 6,175 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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