Helen
2009 · 120 min · Director: Sandra Nettelbeck
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Helen has it all: friends, an attentive second husband, a cheerful teen daughter, musical talent, and a university teaching job. Then, something's amiss: is her husband cheating, does she have a fatal disease, does her past haunt her? There's a quick hospitalization, a disclosure, a bond with one of her students, Mathilde, and a dark chasm that seems to be opening in front of her: can Helen do anything about the problem she won't discuss, or will it swallow her?
Emotional fingerprint
Helen (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Anxiety25%
- Empathy20%
- Hope10%
- Melancholy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 53 % | 18 % | 3 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Love | 41 % | 26 % | 11 % | 22 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Empathy | 39 % | 36 % | 23 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Empathy | 51 % | 45 % | 33 % | 48 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 65 % | 56 % | 44 % | 59 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 73 % | 68 % | 56 % | 61 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 74 % | 70 % | 57 % | 63 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Empathy | 71 % | 68 % | 54 % | 59 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 70 % | 66 % | 56 % | 59 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 73 % | 65 % | 57 % | 69 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 84 % | 74 % | 68 % | 79 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 89 % | 84 % | 80 % | 75 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 85 % | 81 % | 79 % | 61 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 81 % | 78 % | 73 % | 48 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Empathy | 76 % | 74 % | 64 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Empathy | 70 % | 69 % | 55 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Empathy | 74 % | 74 % | 59 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Empathy | 83 % | 80 % | 69 % | 61 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Sadness | 85 % | 80 % | 75 % | 67 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
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
Susanna
Woman
Maire'd
Stranger
Psych Nurse #1
Psych Nurse #3
Male Student
Details
- Directed by
- Sandra Nettelbeck
- Written by
- Sandra Nettelbeck
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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