A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006 · 104 min · Director: Dito Montiel
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Dito, a writer in L.A., goes home to Astoria, Queens, after a 15-year absence when his mother calls to say his father's ill. In a series of flashbacks we see the young Dito, his parents, his four closest friends, and his girl Laurie, as each tries to navigate family, race, loyalty, sex, coming of age, violence, and wanting out. A ball falls onto the subway tracks at a station, small things get out of hand. Can Dito go home again?
Emotional fingerprint
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Anxiety15%
- Nostalgia10%
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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 Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 48 % | 32 % | 35 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Nostalgia | 45 % | 18 % | 28 % | 30 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 45 % | 11 % | 26 % | 36 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 46 % | 13 % | 26 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 51 % | 18 % | 33 % | 45 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Empathy | 51 % | 28 % | 43 % | 37 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Nostalgia | 49 % | 36 % | 44 % | 30 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 54 % | 39 % | 44 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 56 % | 30 % | 40 % | 51 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 53 % | 21 % | 32 % | 50 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 54 % | 31 % | 38 % | 45 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sadness | 65 % | 46 % | 49 % | 51 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 73 % | 50 % | 54 % | 63 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 70 % | 56 % | 60 % | 54 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 66 % | 53 % | 59 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 66 % | 44 % | 51 % | 55 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 71 % | 56 % | 59 % | 63 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 73 % | 63 % | 68 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Empathy | 66 % | 56 % | 64 % | 26 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Sadness | 62 % | 57 % | 58 % | 15 % |
Man in a hole
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
Diane
Details
- Directed by
- Dito Montiel
- Written by
- Dito Montiel
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2006
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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