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Lonesome Jim

2005 · 91 min · Director: Steve Buscemi, Steve Buscemi ★ IMDb 6.5 · 8,268 ratings

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Jim is a young man who, after deciding he can't make it on his own, moves back to his hometown in Indiana -- under his parents' roof. He's saved from his family's dysfunction by a local woman and her son, who sees him as a father figure.

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Lonesome Jim (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor20%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Empathy
Sadness
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Empathy35 %32 %18 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor41 %33 %26 %30 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sadness55 %44 %46 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sadness59 %50 %53 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor53 %37 %36 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor49 %28 %21 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor49 %35 %28 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Sadness50 %44 %40 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Empathy50 %43 %36 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Humor54 %44 %32 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Empathy54 %46 %34 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Humor49 %44 %33 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Empathy50 %46 %34 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Empathy53 %49 %34 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Empathy53 %48 %36 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Sadness55 %50 %40 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Hope61 %56 %40 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Empathy67 %62 %42 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

Liv Tyler

Anika

RS
Rachel Strouse

Rachel

SS
Sarah Strouse

Sarah

RD
Rick Duplissie

Bar Patron

JL
Jake La Botz

Phillip - Welder

JR
Jack Rovello

Ben

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Don Strouse

Neighbor

DL
Doug Liechty Caskey

Doug the preacher

PA
Pam Angell

Stacy

MB
Michael Buscemi

Man (Driver)(uncredited)

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2005
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 8,268 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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