Noel
2004 · 96 min · Director: Chazz Palminteri
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Christmas Eve in New York, and the lonely divorced publisher, Rose Collins, needs a miracle to improve the health of her mother, interned in a hospital with Alzheimers. She feels sorry for another patient and meets his visitor. Meanwhile, Nina Vasquez breaks her engagement with her beloved fiancé Mike due to his suffocating jealousy, but misses him. Mike is stalked by a stranger, bartender Artie Venzuela. The poor Jules arranges to spend Christmas Eve in the hospital, where he spent the best Christmas of his life when he was a teenager. The lives of some of these characters cross with others along the night.
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Noel (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 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 Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 30 % | 27 % | 22 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 37 % | 35 % | 28 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 40 % | 34 % | 27 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 40 % | 29 % | 21 % | 11 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 43 % | 30 % | 22 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 47 % | 37 % | 31 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 50 % | 45 % | 37 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 51 % | 46 % | 35 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 58 % | 50 % | 42 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 71 % | 65 % | 61 % | 23 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sadness | 71 % | 67 % | 63 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 64 % | 60 % | 52 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Empathy | 61 % | 58 % | 46 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Empathy | 61 % | 60 % | 49 % | 28 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 65 % | 64 % | 56 % | 28 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Empathy | 72 % | 70 % | 62 % | 25 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sadness | 77 % | 73 % | 60 % | 36 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Hope | 78 % | 58 % | 38 % | 58 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Love | 82 % | 44 % | 20 % | 75 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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
Dennis
Paul
Helen
Aunt Sonya
Details
- Directed by
- Chazz Palminteri
- Written by
- David Hubbard
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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