The Good Heart
2009 · 95 min · Director: Dagur Kári
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
After a suicide attempt, Lucas, a young homeless man in New York City, is taken in by Jacques, the gruff owner of a small bar. Jacques is on his fifth or sixth heart attack, and he wants Lucas to run the bar after he dies. Jacques has many rules: don't be friendly, don't serve walk-ins, no food or flowers or candles, put the cash in the freezer every night. Lucas, on the other hand, has a good heart: he gives his money away, he talks to customers, and, when April, a young French woman who has washed out of flight-attendant school, enters the bar chilled to the bone, Lucas takes her in. If Jacques won't tolerate April, what will Lucas do?
Emotional fingerprint
The Good Heart (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Sadness 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, Humor, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Humor
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Humor | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 40 % | 27 % | 32 % | 25 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sympathy | 46 % | 35 % | 38 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 50 % | 43 % | 40 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 43 % | 39 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 54 % | 33 % | 48 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 53 % | 23 % | 54 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 48 % | 20 % | 51 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 46 % | 23 % | 51 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 53 % | 36 % | 45 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 54 % | 34 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 54 % | 38 % | 46 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 60 % | 44 % | 45 % | 45 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Hope | 60 % | 43 % | 39 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 49 % | 31 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 63 % | 55 % | 30 % | 36 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sympathy | 66 % | 59 % | 31 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sympathy | 69 % | 61 % | 28 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 72 % | 63 % | 17 % | 57 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 35 % | 5 % | 0 % | 20 % |
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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Details
- Directed by
- Dagur Kári
- Written by
- Dagur Kári
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- Iceland, Denmark, United States, France, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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