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The Time Traveler's Wife

2009 · 107 min · Director: Robert Schwentke ★ IMDb 7.1 · 168,966 ratings

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When Henry DeTamble meets Clare Abshire in a Chicago library they both understand that he is a time traveler, but she knows much more about him as he has not yet been to the times and places where they have already met. He falls in love with her, as she has already with him, but his continuing unavoidable absences while time traveling - and then returning with increasing knowledge of their future - makes things ever more difficult for Clare.

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The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Love25%
  2. Hope10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension58 %32 %22 %48 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity59 %38 %13 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Love58 %50 %9 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Love51 %41 %10 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity49 %26 %18 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Love56 %40 %39 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Love66 %61 %44 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Love64 %63 %26 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Love53 %45 %20 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Joy55 %29 %34 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Sadness68 %26 %55 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Sadness70 %25 %63 %55 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Sadness68 %30 %51 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Joy70 %50 %43 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Love78 %60 %55 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Tension81 %55 %65 %69 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Love81 %64 %66 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Love84 %79 %74 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Love83 %82 %75 %32 %
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Riches to rags

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

Arliss Howard

Richard DeTamble

Stephen Tobolowsky

Dr. Kendrick

MN
Michelle Nolden

Annette DeTamble

JM
Jane McLean

Charisse

HM
Hailey McCann

Alba at Nine and Ten

TM
Tatum McCann

Alba at Four and Five

BP
Brooklynn Proulx

Clare at Six and Eight

AF
Alex Ferris

Henry at Six

BB
Brian Bisson

Mark Abshire

MC
Maggie Castle

Alicia Abshire

FR
Fiona Reid

Lucille Abshire

PC
Philip Craig

Philip Abshire

KT
Katherine Trowell

Hospital Receptionist

BB
Bart Bedford

Library Researcher

EJ
Esther Jun

Waitress

MB
Matt Birman

Chicago Police #1

CS
Craig Snoyer

Chicago Police #2

Details

Directed by
Robert Schwentke
Written by
Bruce Joel Rubin, Audrey Niffenegger
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 168,966 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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