Somersault
2004 · 105 min · Director: Cate Shortland
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Coming of age: Heidi, 15, runs away from home after her mom sees her kissing mom's boyfriend. She goes to a Snowy River resort where a vague job offer doesn't pan out. She manages to find a place to live and a job at a convenience store. She's between childhood -- nursery rimes and a scrapbook of glittery unicorns - and adulthood - working, sorting out emotions and sexuality, and dealing with social slights and false charges of bad behavior. She's attractive and her loneliness makes her vulnerable. She sleeps with Joe, the son of local ranchers, and she awakens in him feelings he can't express. Is there any way she can put off adulthood and be a kid awhile longer?
Emotional fingerprint
Somersault (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Love15%
- Sadness10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Anxiety. 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
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 38 % | 32 % | 18 % | 33 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 56 % | 50 % | 34 % | 49 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 58 % | 54 % | 35 % | 41 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Love | 50 % | 44 % | 21 % | 23 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Love | 50 % | 43 % | 19 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Empathy | 51 % | 50 % | 31 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Empathy | 50 % | 51 % | 36 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Hope | 45 % | 42 % | 23 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Love | 44 % | 36 % | 11 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Hope | 48 % | 38 % | 11 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Love | 56 % | 48 % | 20 % | 35 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Empathy | 65 % | 56 % | 35 % | 54 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 64 % | 56 % | 44 % | 53 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Empathy | 59 % | 58 % | 44 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Empathy | 63 % | 63 % | 44 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 73 % | 69 % | 52 % | 70 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 81 % | 78 % | 68 % | 75 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 83 % | 80 % | 69 % | 56 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Hope | 78 % | 75 % | 57 % | 28 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 102′ | 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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Cast
Stuart
Sally
Nicole
Adam
Sean
Bianca
Guy
Martha
Waitress
Rachel
Clare
Brian the barman
Details
- Directed by
- Cate Shortland
- Written by
- Cate Shortland
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- Australia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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