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The Last Word

2008 · 90 min · Director: Geoffrey Haley ★ IMDb 6.2 · 3,392 ratings

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Evan keeps to himself, almost without affect. He's 30, a former foster child, living alone, writing suicide notes for people. He attends a client's funeral and meets Charlotte, the client's sister. She pursues Evan; he's silent about his real work and invents a friendship with the brother. About the same time, Evan starts working with Abel, a new client, a composer of phone-waiting music who's depressed. Evan confides in Abel about Charlotte as she begins to draw him out. Crises await the self-contained Evan: his relationship with Charlotte is based on a lie, and his incipient friendship with Abel is headed toward suicide. Are more dead ends ahead?

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The Last Word (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, 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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  1. Love20%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sadness
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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 13 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness48 %47 %27 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sadness44 %40 %28 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor41 %31 %26 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor44 %24 %24 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor48 %23 %25 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Sadness50 %33 %36 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Empathy51 %36 %43 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Love49 %29 %38 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Empathy49 %33 %43 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Sadness52 %38 %45 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Humor48 %25 %31 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor44 %15 %23 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension47 %19 %25 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Humor50 %20 %26 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Humor50 %21 %26 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension59 %41 %39 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Sadness75 %63 %55 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension85 %69 %64 %81 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Tension83 %68 %70 %73 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Empathy74 %60 %70 %50 %
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

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Gina Hecht

Hilde

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A.J. Trauth

Greg

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Katherine Boecher

Clara

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Alison Moir

Susan

MM
Mickey Mickey

Robin

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Kurt Caceres

Sammy

Allan Rich

Francis

Richard Riehle

Man at Gorge

MC
Michael Cornacchia

Client

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Ivar Brogger

Priest

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Rachel Grant

Peppercorn Waitress

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Mario Aguilar Jr.

Delivery Man

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Kathrin Middleton

Mom

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Brendan Miller

Brent (uncredited)

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Paul Haasch

Matty (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Geoffrey Haley
Written by
Geoffrey Haley
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 3,392 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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