The Christmas Shoes
2002 · 100 min · Director: Andy Wolk
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second, lawyer Robert Layton and his wife Kate are slowly drifting apart and the matter comes to a head during Christmas when Kate takes over for Maggie for the school choir and declines a job in Robert's firm. When Robert's mother passes away, he begins to reconsider things and his and Nathan's paths cross on Christmas Eve as Nathan tries to raise the money for the shoes and Robert tries to get a present for his daughter.
Emotional fingerprint
The Christmas Shoes (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 40%, Empathy 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Hope. Genres: Drama, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Sadness
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Sadness | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 33 % | 23 % | 22 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Love | 32 % | 24 % | 15 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Love | 36 % | 29 % | 13 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Love | 45 % | 30 % | 23 % | 31 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 51 % | 23 % | 31 % | 39 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 54 % | 23 % | 35 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 60 % | 30 % | 46 % | 53 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 63 % | 26 % | 54 % | 54 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 60 % | 26 % | 51 % | 51 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 60 % | 36 % | 45 % | 53 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Hope | 59 % | 43 % | 35 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Love | 68 % | 57 % | 48 % | 56 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 83 % | 64 % | 74 % | 73 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 85 % | 59 % | 80 % | 75 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Love | 85 % | 64 % | 75 % | 74 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 88 % | 69 % | 75 % | 78 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Love | 90 % | 79 % | 69 % | 75 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Love | 85 % | 81 % | 48 % | 59 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Hope | 78 % | 72 % | 37 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | 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
Nathan Andrews
Kate Layton
Ellen Layton
Lily
Young Adult Nathan
Details
- Directed by
- Andy Wolk
- Written by
- Donna VanLiere, Wesley Bishop
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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