Rails & Ties
2007 · 101 min · Director: Alison Eastwood, Alison Eastwood
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Train fanatic Tom Stark's job enjoyment stops shielding him from grief over his wife Megan's now terminal cancer when Laura Danner commits suicide by planting her car on the railway just before Tom's train arrives. Tom's colleague Otis, who never got over a hobo doing the same on foot, resigns, Tom is suspended. It's even worse for Laura's fatherless son Davey, who loses his home too. He escapes from a monstrous foster-ma's home and tracks down Tom's home. Megan, who was about to leave without allowing him to get closer again during her last weeks, promises to stay if they take on Davey. Boy and childless couple soon grow on each-other, but a social worker is on Davey's trail.
Emotional fingerprint
Rails & Ties (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 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 Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 60 % | 48 % | 45 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 71 % | 57 % | 46 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 84 % | 71 % | 63 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 85 % | 78 % | 78 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Sadness | 78 % | 75 % | 71 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Empathy | 74 % | 70 % | 63 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sadness | 76 % | 68 % | 64 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 73 % | 68 % | 55 % | 25 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 67 % | 64 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Hope | 65 % | 60 % | 34 % | 53 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Love | 69 % | 66 % | 45 % | 60 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 75 % | 74 % | 56 % | 66 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Love | 75 % | 70 % | 51 % | 63 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 74 % | 64 % | 50 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 77 % | 64 % | 57 % | 32 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 82 % | 73 % | 66 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 91 % | 86 % | 83 % | 59 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 91 % | 83 % | 77 % | 75 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Hope | 82 % | 67 % | 52 % | 73 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Icarus
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
Laura Danner
Howie Pugh
Rosanna
Bartender
Administrator # 2
Official # 1
Official # 2
Sheila
Detective Christian Fox
Details
- Directed by
- Alison Eastwood, Alison Eastwood
- Written by
- Micky Levy
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2007
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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