Pay It Forward
2000 · 122 min · Director: Mimi Leder
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Young Trevor McKinney, troubled by his mother's alcoholism and fears of his abusive but absent father, is caught up by an intriguing assignment from his new social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet. The assignment: think of something to change the world and put it into action. Trevor conjures the notion of paying a favor not back, but forward--repaying good deeds not with payback, but with new good deeds done to three new people. Trevor's efforts to make good on his idea bring a revolution not only in the lives of himself, his mother and his physically and emotionally scarred teacher, but in those of an ever-widening circle of people completely unknown to him.
Emotional fingerprint
Pay It Forward (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Inspiration20%
- Hope15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 62 % | 13 % | 52 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 47 % | 15 % | 30 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Empathy | 39 % | 25 % | 25 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 50 % | 35 % | 44 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 59 % | 39 % | 51 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Hope | 51 % | 39 % | 36 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 44 % | 39 % | 29 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 53 % | 48 % | 40 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Empathy | 56 % | 46 % | 40 % | 31 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Humor | 48 % | 29 % | 30 % | 33 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 47 % | 28 % | 30 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Hope | 56 % | 44 % | 38 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Empathy | 62 % | 51 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Hope | 59 % | 48 % | 40 % | 33 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Empathy | 63 % | 54 % | 48 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 65 % | 59 % | 50 % | 19 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Hope | 57 % | 50 % | 30 % | 35 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Hope | 64 % | 55 % | 31 % | 49 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Empathy | 78 % | 68 % | 55 % | 47 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Details
- Directed by
- Mimi Leder
- Written by
- Leslie Dixon, Catherine Ryan Hyde
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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