Margaret
2011 · 150 min · Director: Kenneth Lonergan
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Bothersome New York City high-school student Lisa Cohen (17), who consistently messes up her life and that of boy classmates, searches New York in vain for a fit cowboy hat to wear at an excursion with her separated father and stepmother. Spotting one on bus driver Maretti's head but failing to board, she stubbornly runs along and keeps claiming his confused attention, until the bus hits a blind senior, who is wounded fatally The NYPD quickly closes the case as an accident, but Lisa, duly consumed by guilt and spared any charge, starts bothering everyone and making a mean pest of herself, not only at home, as self-absorbed actress mother may deserve, but also in the precinct, tracking down the victim's uninterested kin out of town and even Maretti at home. A family friend lawyer gets involved in the case, digging in to compromising circumstances and causing real trouble to people who were of the hook.
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Margaret (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Guilt 25%, Confusion 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 Anxiety, Guilt, Confusion. Genres: Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Guilt and Confusion. 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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- Sadness
- Tension
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Humor | 37 % | 7 % | 26 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 56 % | 28 % | 47 % | 36 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 64 % | 41 % | 51 % | 44 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 47 % | 21 % | 33 % | 23 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 38 % | 9 % | 29 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 41 % | 20 % | 33 % | 22 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 25 % | 32 % | 27 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 33 % | 29 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 56 % | 41 % | 31 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 59 % | 39 % | 44 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 54 % | 33 % | 46 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 30 % | 37 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Sadness | 47 % | 26 % | 37 % | 23 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 21 % | 42 % | 22 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Tension | 57 % | 31 % | 50 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Sadness | 61 % | 44 % | 53 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 124′ | Empathy | 55 % | 41 % | 44 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 131′ | Sadness | 57 % | 44 % | 45 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 139′ | Tension | 66 % | 52 % | 56 % | 47 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 146′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Curtis
Mitchell
Anthony
Matthew
Deutsch
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Details
- Directed by
- Kenneth Lonergan
- Written by
- Kenneth Lonergan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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