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Jolene

2008 · 121 min · Director: Dan Ireland ★ IMDb 6.4 · 5,578 ratings

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Jolene is a red-haired wanderer who isn't content to call one place home for any expended stretch of time. Setting off to explore the outside world at age fifteen, the free-spirited teen embarks on a decade-long cross-country of adventure which finds her crossing the paths of everyone from a firebrand Texan who steals her heart and destroys her marriage to his wealthy fundamentalist, Brad to an ex-mobster, Sal Fontaine attempting to make good in Las Vegas.

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Jolene (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope15%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
Sadness
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy48 %48 %30 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness51 %49 %36 %31 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Love60 %54 %45 %45 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Sadness76 %70 %65 %61 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Sadness76 %70 %60 %59 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Love60 %49 %29 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Hope55 %36 %15 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Hope57 %34 %14 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Love60 %38 %19 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension66 %51 %38 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Sadness66 %55 %44 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Hope61 %44 %26 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Love63 %41 %24 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Tension61 %44 %30 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Tension55 %40 %20 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 94′Hope57 %44 %23 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 100′Tension71 %63 %50 %64 %
87.5 %≈ 106′Sadness83 %80 %74 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 112′Sadness73 %66 %65 %28 %
97.5 %≈ 118′Hope53 %37 %42 %10 %
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

Dermot Mulroney

Uncle Phil

ZN
Zeberiah Newman

Mickey

Theresa Russell

Aunt Kay

Chazz Palminteri

Sal Fontaine

SL
Stephanie Likes

Kendra

BM
Benjamin Mouton

Jimmy

MH
Matt Hish

Benjamin the Waiter

EG
Eddie Guerra

Frank

MJ
Mary Jane Johnson

Mrs. Ames

AL
Amy Landers

Peggy

BA
Bri Acsani

Suicide Girl

SJ
Sally Jo Bannow

Lawyer

MC
Mickey Cottrell

Dr. Bloomberg

SW
Shannon Whirry

Teacher

JD
John Dobradenka

Legal Aid Lawyer

Details

Directed by
Dan Ireland
Written by
E.L. Doctorow, Dennis Yares, Michael Gilio, E. L. Doctorow
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 5,578 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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