Samantha: An American Girl Holiday
2004 · 86 min · Director: Nadia Tass
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Kindhearted Samantha Parkington's world starts to change the day Nellie O'Malley walks into her life. Nellie, her father, and her two little sisters have moved in next door to be servants for the Ryland family. Though they come from completely different backgrounds, Samantha and Nellie become fast friends. The girls turn to each other in happiness and sorrow, adventure and danger, and grow to be as close as even two sisters could be. But nothing could prepare them for the life-altering surprises that lie ahead!
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Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Hope 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Hope, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Hope and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Joy
- Hope
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Joy | Hope | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Empathy | 38 % | 27 % | 25 % | 38 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Empathy | 44 % | 28 % | 28 % | 44 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Empathy | 55 % | 39 % | 29 % | 46 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Joy | 56 % | 49 % | 25 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Joy | 51 % | 43 % | 26 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Empathy | 53 % | 29 % | 31 % | 46 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Empathy | 57 % | 23 % | 34 % | 55 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 61 % | 34 % | 39 % | 50 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Joy | 59 % | 48 % | 41 % | 38 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Joy | 49 % | 41 % | 36 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Joy | 48 % | 27 % | 31 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sadness | 60 % | 16 % | 29 % | 54 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Empathy | 70 % | 10 % | 31 % | 68 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 75 % | 14 % | 40 % | 66 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 78 % | 21 % | 39 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 76 % | 21 % | 31 % | 63 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Empathy | 75 % | 18 % | 41 % | 66 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Hope | 75 % | 34 % | 59 % | 59 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Joy | 80 % | 65 % | 69 % | 51 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Joy | 88 % | 83 % | 75 % | 57 % |
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
Jenny O'Malley
Nellie O'Malley
The Admiral
Mrs. Frouchy
Details
- Directed by
- Nadia Tass
- Written by
- Valerie Tripp, Marsha Norman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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