Blue Valentine
2010 · 112 min · Director: Derek Cianfrance
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Dean Pereira and Cindy Heller Pereira are a young, working class married couple - Dean currently working as a painter, and Cindy working as a nurse in a medical clinic - with a young daughter named Frankie. Despite their relatively tender ages, they are both ravaged by the life they've eked out together and by the experiences they've had leading into their marriage. Dean, a high school drop out, comes from a broken home, where he never really had a mother figure. He never saw himself getting married or having a family despite falling in love at first sight with Cindy. He doesn't have any professional ambition beyond his current work - which he enjoys since he feels he can knock off a beer at 8 o'clock in the morning without it affecting his work - although Cindy believes he has so much more potential in life. Cindy also comes from a dysfunctional family, with her own mother and father not setting an example of a harmonious married or family life. One of her previous serious relationships was with Bobby Ontario, that relationship which has a profound affect on many aspects of her marriage to Dean. Dean and Cindy head off on an overnight getaway together without Frankie, the getaway which may provide a clearer picture if their marriage can survive its many issues.
Emotional fingerprint
Blue Valentine (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Melancholy25%
- Empathy20%
- Love10%
- Anxiety10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 37 % | 17 % | 33 % | 25 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 36 % | 18 % | 30 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Love | 34 % | 19 % | 21 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Love | 36 % | 20 % | 26 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 43 % | 24 % | 35 % | 28 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 44 % | 25 % | 29 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 44 % | 20 % | 29 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 45 % | 19 % | 33 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 45 % | 18 % | 25 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Love | 51 % | 23 % | 34 % | 34 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 65 % | 35 % | 60 % | 45 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 74 % | 40 % | 73 % | 53 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 71 % | 38 % | 66 % | 56 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Empathy | 69 % | 30 % | 63 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 75 % | 34 % | 73 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 79 % | 51 % | 78 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 75 % | 60 % | 66 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sadness | 78 % | 68 % | 56 % | 64 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Sadness | 81 % | 74 % | 45 % | 73 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Sadness | 77 % | 68 % | 27 % | 70 % |
Riches to rags
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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Details
- Directed by
- Derek Cianfrance
- Written by
- Derek Cianfrance, Joey Curtis, Cami Delavigne
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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