How to Deal
2003 · 99 min · Director: Clare Kilner
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Halley is a young high school student who is disillusioned with love after seeing the many dysfunctional relationships around her. Her parents are now divorced and her father has a new young girlfriend she doesn't care for too much. Her mother is now always alone; and her sister is so overwhelmed by her upcoming wedding that she barely leaves the house anymore. On top of that, the shallowness of all the girls and guys at her school convinces Halley that finding true love is impossible. A tragic accident, however, leads her to meeting Macon, and suddenly Halley finds that true love can occur under unusual circumstances.
Emotional fingerprint
How to Deal (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Love20%
- Hope15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Sadness
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Sadness | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 42 % | 13 % | 17 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 46 % | 15 % | 13 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 45 % | 18 % | 13 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 54 % | 20 % | 34 % | 11 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 73 % | 31 % | 65 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sadness | 70 % | 39 % | 64 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 59 % | 33 % | 44 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 60 % | 24 % | 31 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 57 % | 20 % | 20 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 54 % | 29 % | 24 % | 23 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Love | 56 % | 36 % | 34 % | 31 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 54 % | 26 % | 29 % | 25 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 54 % | 21 % | 29 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 63 % | 25 % | 39 % | 14 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Humor | 65 % | 24 % | 41 % | 14 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sadness | 64 % | 35 % | 38 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Hope | 68 % | 56 % | 26 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Love | 72 % | 66 % | 15 % | 60 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Love | 77 % | 68 % | 12 % | 62 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Macon Forrester
Donald Sherwood
Buck Warsher
Michael Sherwood
Lorna Queen
Details
- Directed by
- Clare Kilner
- Written by
- Sarah Dessen, Neena Beber
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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