American Pastoral
2016 · 108 min · Director: Ewan McGregor
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Seymour Levov, going by the nickname of 'Swede' in the Jewish community he was born into, was even more of an all-American than Douglas Fairbanks himself. He had just everything an American idol can dream of: not only was the tall muscular young man a high school star athlete but he married a beauty queen named Dawn in the bargain. And as if all this were not enough, Swede later became the successful manager of the glove factory his father had founded, which allowed him to live with his wife in a beautiful house in the New Jersey countryside. Well-mannered, always bright, smiling and positive, conservative but with a liberal edge, what bad could ever happen to him? And yet...this was reckoning without fate and its obnoxious irony, Swede and Dawn's nemesis manifesting itself in the person of Merry, their beloved daughter who in her teens unexpectedly turned into a violent activist.
Emotional fingerprint
American Pastoral (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 30%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy20%
- Guilt15%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 18 % | 25 % | 25 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 26 % | 34 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 53 % | 33 % | 40 % | 28 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Disturbing | 60 % | 34 % | 41 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sadness | 65 % | 34 % | 43 % | 55 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 68 % | 25 % | 40 % | 65 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 69 % | 26 % | 44 % | 68 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 73 % | 48 % | 56 % | 66 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 66 % | 49 % | 53 % | 54 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 31 % | 40 % | 46 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 70 % | 33 % | 46 % | 60 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Disturbing | 78 % | 44 % | 56 % | 65 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 66 % | 48 % | 55 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 60 % | 50 % | 55 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 70 % | 61 % | 66 % | 53 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 78 % | 70 % | 74 % | 59 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sadness | 80 % | 73 % | 73 % | 68 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 86 % | 81 % | 78 % | 64 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Sadness | 90 % | 88 % | 83 % | 43 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Merry (12 years old)
Sylvia Levov
Merry (8 years old)
Bill Orcutt
Jessie Orcutt
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Details
- Directed by
- Ewan McGregor
- Written by
- John Romano, Philip Roth
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- Hong Kong, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
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