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Wit

2001 · 99 min · Director: Mike Nichols ★ IMDb 7.9 · 11,009 ratings

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Based on the Margaret Edson play, Vivian Bearing is a literal, hardnosed English professor who has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. During the story, she reflects on her reactions to the cycle the cancer takes, the treatments, and significant events in her life. The people that watch over her are Jason Posner, who only finds faith in being a doctor; Susie Monahan, a nurse with a human side that is the only one in the hospital that cares for Vivian's condition; and Dr. Kelekian, the head doctor who just wants results no matter what they are.

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Wit (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Cast

AM
Audra McDonald

Susie Monahan

JM
Jonathan M. Woodward

Dr Jason Posner

Eileen Atkins

Evelyn 'E.M' Ashford

Benedict Wong

Fellow 2

HP
Harold Pinter

Mr. Bearing

RD
Raffaello Degruttola

Technician 1

MB
Miquel Brown

Technician 2

HD
Hari Dhillon

Fellow 1

LC
Lachele Carl

Fellow 4

DM
David Menkin

Student 1

SS
Shauna Shim

Student 3

David Zayas

Code Team Blue Head

JJ
Jenny Jules

Code Team Blue 5

GB
Gary Beadle

Code Team Blue 6

RL
Rebecca Laurie

Vivian (age 5)

Details

Directed by
Mike Nichols
Written by
Mike Nichols, Emma Thompson, Margaret Edson
Type
Movies
Released
2001
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 11,009 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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