Palindromes
2004 · 100 min · Director: Todd Solondz
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A fable of innocence: thirteen-year-old Aviva Victor wants to be a 'mom'. She does all she can to make this happen, and comes very close to succeeding, but in the end her plan is thwarted by her sensible parents. So she runs away, still determined to get pregnant one way or another, but instead finds herself lost in another world, a less sensible one, perhaps, but one pregnant itself with all sorts of strange possibility. She takes a road trip from the suburbs of New Jersey, through Ohio to the plains of Kansas and back. Like so many trips, this one is round-trip, and it's hard to say in the end if she can ever be quite the same again, or if she can ever be anything but the same again.
Emotional fingerprint
Palindromes (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 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 Confusion, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Disturbing
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 60 % | 47 % | 42 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 60 % | 49 % | 41 % | 34 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 61 % | 57 % | 57 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Disturbing | 78 % | 70 % | 69 % | 71 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 80 % | 73 % | 70 % | 65 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Sadness | 83 % | 76 % | 75 % | 50 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 57 % | 66 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 51 % | 26 % | 49 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 49 % | 25 % | 43 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 60 % | 49 % | 41 % | 28 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 64 % | 40 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 60 % | 38 % | 45 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 68 % | 59 % | 41 % | 54 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 65 % | 53 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Disturbing | 78 % | 73 % | 53 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 85 % | 79 % | 50 % | 78 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 75 % | 54 % | 68 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Disturbing | 66 % | 57 % | 49 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 56 % | 46 % | 46 % | 23 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Disturbing | 63 % | 55 % | 55 % | 20 % |
Cinderella
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
Mark Wiener
Mrs. Wiener
'Dawn' Aviva
'Judah' Aviva
Robin Wallace
First Judah
'Henry' Aviva
'Henrietta' Aviva
Joe / Earl / Bob
'Huckleberry' Aviva
Peter Paul
Barbara
Trixie
Shazaam
Details
- Directed by
- Todd Solondz
- Written by
- Todd Solondz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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