The Poker House
2008 · 93 min · Director: Lori Petty
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A dramatization of Lori Petty's teenage years spent in small town Iowa.
Emotional fingerprint
The Poker House (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Anxiety25%
- Empathy20%
- Tension15%
- Inspiration10%
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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 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Disturbing
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Disturbing | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 57 % | 52 % | 35 % | 37 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 46 % | 35 % | 26 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 49 % | 26 % | 30 % | 31 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Disturbing | 63 % | 39 % | 49 % | 50 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sadness | 68 % | 52 % | 55 % | 51 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 64 % | 56 % | 45 % | 36 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 53 % | 41 % | 29 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 46 % | 23 % | 19 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 49 % | 15 % | 14 % | 14 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 48 % | 15 % | 9 % | 11 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sadness | 45 % | 19 % | 13 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 48 % | 24 % | 24 % | 31 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 53 % | 34 % | 36 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Disturbing | 67 % | 51 % | 57 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 87 % | 74 % | 81 % | 78 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 92 % | 83 % | 83 % | 78 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sadness | 87 % | 63 % | 54 % | 57 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Hope | 84 % | 29 % | 18 % | 38 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Hope | 82 % | 13 % | 3 % | 20 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
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
Sheila
Daniel
Dolly
Clyde Senior
Details
- Directed by
- Lori Petty
- Written by
- Lori Petty, David Alan Grier, David Alan Grier
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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