My Sister's Keeper
2009 · 109 min · Director: Nick Cassavetes
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In Los Angeles, the eleven year old Anna Fitzgerald seeks the successful lawyer Campbell Alexander trying to hire him to earn medical emancipation from her mother Sara that wants Anna to donate her kidney to her sister. She tells the lawyer the story of her family after the discovery that her older sister Kate has had leukemia; how she was conceived by in vitro fertilization to become a donor; and the medical procedures she has been submitted since she was five years old to donate to her sister. Campbell accepts to work pro bono and the obsessed Sara decides to go to court to force Anna to help her sister.
Emotional fingerprint
My Sister's Keeper (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 38%, Empathy 30%, Love 15%. 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 Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 58 % | 53 % | 48 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 63 % | 56 % | 50 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 69 % | 58 % | 50 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 78 % | 64 % | 59 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 79 % | 71 % | 68 % | 35 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 68 % | 66 % | 56 % | 40 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Empathy | 64 % | 63 % | 49 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Sadness | 70 % | 64 % | 53 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Love | 70 % | 59 % | 41 % | 55 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Love | 70 % | 55 % | 29 % | 69 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Love | 71 % | 55 % | 35 % | 63 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 70 % | 59 % | 49 % | 44 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 68 % | 59 % | 48 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 64 % | 55 % | 38 % | 23 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Empathy | 71 % | 65 % | 50 % | 26 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 84 % | 79 % | 73 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 89 % | 84 % | 83 % | 69 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 86 % | 80 % | 83 % | 75 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Sadness | 78 % | 70 % | 75 % | 68 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Aunt Kelly
Jesse Fitzgerald
Gus
Gloria
Dr. Nguyen
Dr. Wayne
Bailiff Bert
Bailiff #2
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Details
- Directed by
- Nick Cassavetes
- Written by
- Nick Cassavetes, Jeremy Leven, Jodi Picoult
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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