Melinda and Melinda
2004 · 100 min · Director: Woody Allen
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Al, Louise, Max and Sy - four literary types who work in the theater business - are discussing what they believe to be the real life truths underlying their work, Max who writes primarily tragic plays, and Sy who writes primarily comic plays. Al proceeds to tell them a real story of a troubled woman named Melinda Robicheaux showing up unexpectedly at a door in the middle of an important business dinner party. Melinda long ago left her physician husband to embark on a relationship with who she initially believed to be the man of her dreams, which ended up not being the case. Melinda tries to put her life back together with the help of select people at the dinner party, some who have their own ulterior motives. Melinda's appearance also opens up the cracks existing in the marriage of one of the couples at the dinner party, while it leads to the dissolution of a friendship that has existed since college. With this basic outline of a story, Max and Sy try to make their point of life being truly a tragedy or comedy on spinning Melinda's story with their own mindset.
Emotional fingerprint
Melinda and Melinda (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Humor 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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The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Humor, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 31 % | 13 % | 10 % | 23 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 38 % | 21 % | 23 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 51 % | 40 % | 42 % | 22 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 53 % | 45 % | 46 % | 22 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Empathy | 42 % | 30 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 38 % | 21 % | 28 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 41 % | 24 % | 31 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 41 % | 26 % | 34 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Love | 41 % | 19 % | 27 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 49 % | 13 % | 20 % | 38 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 58 % | 26 % | 29 % | 37 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 57 % | 39 % | 37 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Love | 49 % | 32 % | 32 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 46 % | 26 % | 28 % | 26 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Humor | 51 % | 28 % | 31 % | 28 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 64 % | 45 % | 46 % | 15 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 70 % | 54 % | 52 % | 16 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Humor | 63 % | 37 % | 34 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Love | 59 % | 27 % | 21 % | 41 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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Details
- Directed by
- Woody Allen
- Written by
- Woody Allen
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
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