The Human Stain
2003 · 106 min · Director: Robert Benton
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
This is the story of Coleman Silk (Sir Anthony Hopkins), a classics professor with a terrible secret that is about to shatter his life in a small New England town. When his affair with young troubled janitor Faunia Farley (Nicole Kidman) is uncovered, the secret Silk had harbored for over fifty years from his wife, his children, and colleague, writer Nathan Zuckerman (Gary Sinise), fast explodes in a conflagration of devastating consequences. It is Zuckerman who stumbles upon Silk's secret and sets out to reconstruct the unknown biography of this eminent, upright man, esteemed as an educator for nearly all of his life, and to understand how this ingeniously contrived life became unravelled.
Emotional fingerprint
The Human Stain (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy35%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Sadness10%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Anxiety. 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
- Sadness
- Sympathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Sympathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 40 % | 18 % | 22 % | 35 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 54 % | 33 % | 40 % | 40 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 59 % | 45 % | 46 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Love | 51 % | 32 % | 29 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Love | 44 % | 19 % | 19 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sympathy | 45 % | 26 % | 33 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 40 % | 54 % | 39 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 50 % | 65 % | 63 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 74 % | 50 % | 61 % | 71 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 65 % | 43 % | 51 % | 56 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sadness | 64 % | 40 % | 48 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 69 % | 26 % | 37 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Love | 70 % | 23 % | 35 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sympathy | 70 % | 44 % | 54 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sympathy | 71 % | 55 % | 65 % | 43 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 63 % | 66 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 83 % | 76 % | 71 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 81 % | 75 % | 69 % | 56 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 75 % | 54 % | 48 % | 64 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Tension | 73 % | 37 % | 28 % | 72 % |
Riches to rags
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
- Robert Benton
- Written by
- Nicholas Meyer, Philip Roth
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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