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Phoebe in Wonderland

2008 · 100 min · Director: Daniel Barnz ★ IMDb 7 · 8,310 ratings

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The fantastical tale of a little girl who won't - or can't - follow the rules. Confounded by her clashes with the rule-obsessed world around her, Phoebe seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher, as her brilliant but anguished mother begins to worry for her daughter's health.

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

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Sadness
Hope
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor38 %25 %12 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor40 %30 %14 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor40 %35 %16 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Empathy45 %44 %21 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Empathy53 %48 %23 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Hope55 %45 %19 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Empathy55 %50 %20 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Empathy58 %58 %28 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Empathy63 %63 %40 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Empathy63 %61 %48 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Sadness63 %60 %50 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Empathy71 %71 %56 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Empathy75 %78 %59 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Empathy70 %71 %56 %27 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Empathy71 %70 %55 %15 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Empathy77 %73 %59 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness80 %74 %61 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Empathy79 %71 %46 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Hope77 %63 %27 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

Elle Fanning

Phoebe Lichten

Felicity Huffman

Hillary Lichten

Patricia Clarkson

Miss Dodger

Bill Pullman

Peter Lichten

Campbell Scott

Principal Davis

IC
Ian Colletti

Jamie

Bailee Madison

Olivia Lichten

MJ
Madhur Jaffrey

Miss Reiter

MM
Mackenzie Milone

Sally

AW
Austin Williams

Tommy

TD
Teala Dunn

Jenny

CS
Caitlin Sanchez

Monica

GL
Gracie Lawrence

Julie

AN
Alicia Nakhjavan

Ellen

CJ
Cindy Joo

Sara

CC
Conor Carroll

Jeremy

MW
Miranda Wilkins

Janet

MN
Maya N. Blake

Debby

TA
Tessa Albertson

Alice

Details

Directed by
Daniel Barnz
Written by
Daniel Barnz
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 8,310 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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