The Other Man
2008 · 90 min · Director: Richard Eyre
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In Cambridge, software engineer Peter (Liam Neeson) and shoe designer Lisa are successful in their careers and have been happily married for twenty-five years. They have an adult daughter, Abigail, and Lisa frequently travels to Milano to do business with the Gianni & Gianni Company. When Lisa is gone, Peter finds a message in her cell phone and decides to snoop her e-mails and discovers in a secret folder named Love that she had a lover, Ralph. Peter travels to Milano and stalks Ralph; he finds that the man plays chess in a bar. Peter gets close to Ralph and discusses his relationship with Lisa without knowing that he is her husband.
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The Other Man (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Love15%
- Guilt10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 28 % | 3 % | 15 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 36 % | 13 % | 23 % | 29 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 26 % | 31 % | 42 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 56 % | 26 % | 27 % | 42 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 22 % | 24 % | 43 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 17 % | 22 % | 40 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 19 % | 21 % | 53 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Curiosity | 52 % | 30 % | 29 % | 51 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 54 % | 38 % | 36 % | 46 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 59 % | 44 % | 42 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sadness | 60 % | 46 % | 45 % | 37 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 51 % | 51 % | 41 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 73 % | 66 % | 64 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 73 % | 68 % | 69 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 70 % | 60 % | 67 % | 19 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Relief | 65 % | 46 % | 60 % | 10 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Relief | 59 % | 37 % | 54 % | 6 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Designer
Eleanor
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Details
- Directed by
- Richard Eyre
- Written by
- Charles Wood, Richard Eyre, Bernhard Schlink
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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