The Notorious Bettie Page
2005 · 91 min · Director: Mary Harron
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Portrait of an American innocent. In 1955, Bettie Page (1923-2008) waits to testify before a U.S. Senate sub-committee investigating the effects of pornographic material on American adolescents and juveniles. In flashbacks, we see her childhood in Tennessee, a brief marriage, a gang rape, and her going to New York City in 1949. There she takes acting lessons, models for photos, and acts in short films for adults, earning the nickname "The Pin-Up Queen of the Universe". We see her relationship with merchants Irving and Paula Klaw, photographers John Willie and Bunny Yeager, boyfriends, and the public. Through it all, she is wholesome, sporting and forthright - Eve before the fall.
Emotional fingerprint
The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Awe 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Awe25%
- Nostalgia20%
- Anxiety15%
- Inspiration10%
AI estimate · no viewer votes yet
How we measure
AI estimate
Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Awe, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Awe and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
How did it make you feel?
Votes are saved to the fingerprint once you’re signed in.
Pick up to three · 0/3
Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 37 % | 15 % | 4 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Hope | 35 % | 19 % | 5 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Hope | 50 % | 37 % | 21 % | 39 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 63 % | 50 % | 35 % | 53 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Hope | 50 % | 37 % | 22 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 37 % | 30 % | 12 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Hope | 38 % | 28 % | 11 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 39 % | 23 % | 7 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 40 % | 25 % | 12 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 41 % | 29 % | 19 % | 28 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 41 % | 26 % | 17 % | 30 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Hope | 40 % | 28 % | 17 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Empathy | 44 % | 39 % | 22 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Empathy | 48 % | 42 % | 27 % | 37 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 55 % | 44 % | 36 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 69 % | 57 % | 56 % | 60 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 71 % | 62 % | 61 % | 53 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Hope | 59 % | 50 % | 39 % | 31 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Hope | 50 % | 38 % | 23 % | 15 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | 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.
AI reading of the film’s English subtitles (dialogue and sound cues) — not viewer votes. How we measure ↗
Kadri — your film companion
AIAsk anything about The Notorious Bettie Page. From the film’s own dialogue and FeelDB data, at your spoiler level.
Afterward Reveal viewer responses · may contain spoilers
Viewer responses about feelings after the title ended, separate from feelings while watching. No AI estimates.
0 responses so far
Feeling details appear after at least 3 viewers respond, to protect privacy.
Cast
Details
- Directed by
- Mary Harron
- Written by
- Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
Feels similar
More like this →Emotion overlap shows mood similarity, not a prediction of enjoyment.
