Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
2002 · 111 min · Director: Lone Scherfig
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The good-hearted Harbour has spent his whole life trying to take care of his motherless and suicidal little brother, Wilbur. The brothers are inseparable. When in their thirties, they lose their father and inherit his second-hand bookshop. One day Alice enters the shop with her little daughter. Alice is a cleaning lady at the nearby hospital and she sells the books that the patients leave behind. The daughter Mary yearns for a home where the books don't always get sold. Harbour falls in love with Alice and soon all four of them are closely intertwined in each other's lives - and perhaps even deaths.
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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 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, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Cast
Mary
Sophie
Ruby
Claire
Doctor
Jenny
Supervisor
Porter
Suicide Patient 2
Alan’s Father
Taylor
Dr. Robert McElung (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Lone Scherfig
- Written by
- Anders Thomas Jensen, Lone Scherfig
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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