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Samantha: An American Girl Holiday

2004 · 86 min · Director: Nadia Tass ★ IMDb 7 · 2,485 ratings

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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

  1. Hope25%
  2. Love10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Hope, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Family. AI estimate.

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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

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  • Joy
  • Hope
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyHopeEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Empathy38 %27 %25 %38 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Empathy44 %28 %28 %44 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Empathy55 %39 %29 %46 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Joy56 %49 %25 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Joy51 %43 %26 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Empathy53 %29 %31 %46 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Empathy57 %23 %34 %55 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Empathy61 %34 %39 %50 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Joy59 %48 %41 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Joy49 %41 %36 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Joy48 %27 %31 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Sadness60 %16 %29 %54 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Empathy70 %10 %31 %68 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Tension75 %14 %40 %66 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Tension78 %21 %39 %63 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension76 %21 %31 %63 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Empathy75 %18 %41 %66 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Hope75 %34 %59 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Joy80 %65 %69 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Joy88 %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

AnnaSophia Robb

Samantha Parkington

Mia Farrow

Grandmary Edwards

JB
Jordan Bridges

RM
Rebecca Mader

OB
Olivia Ballantyne

Jenny O'Malley

KL
Kelsey Lewis

Nellie O'Malley

JB
Jordan Bridges

Uncle Gard

RM
Rebecca Mader

Aunt Cornelia

Keir Gilchrist

Factory Boy

BG
Bruce Gooch

The Admiral

DG
Donna Goodhand

Mrs. Frouchy

Details

Directed by
Nadia Tass
Written by
Valerie Tripp, Marsha Norman
Type
Movies
Released
2004
Runtime
86 min
Country
Canada, United States
Genres
Drama, Family
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 2,485 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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