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I Believe in Unicorns

2014 · 80 min · Director: Leah Meyerhoff ★ IMDb 6.1 · 2,445 ratings

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Unicorns tells the story of an awkward teenage girl who escapes to a fantasy world when her first romantic relationship turns increasingly violent.

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I Believe in Unicorns (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love10%

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Love

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Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Tension
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Hope33 %22 %8 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor38 %18 %8 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Love43 %15 %14 %30 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Love45 %24 %25 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Hope49 %24 %24 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 22′Love55 %14 %21 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 26′Tension53 %13 %30 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 30′Love49 %15 %32 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 34′Hope50 %15 %29 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 38′Love49 %14 %26 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 42′Love51 %11 %24 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 46′Love59 %16 %31 %45 %
62.5 %≈ 50′Tension61 %31 %46 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 54′Sadness59 %41 %50 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 58′Tension65 %46 %57 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 62′Tension80 %57 %76 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 66′Tension78 %59 %70 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 70′Sadness60 %51 %35 %9 %
92.5 %≈ 74′Sadness57 %56 %14 %16 %
97.5 %≈ 78′Sadness63 %63 %13 %20 %
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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Cast

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Natalia Dyer

Davina

Julia Garner

Cassidy

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Toni Meyerhoff

Toni

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Johnny Sequoyah

Girl on scooter

JC
James Cotner

Reverend

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Delano Montgomery

Skater

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Sam O'Gotti

Friend

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Jane Stillwater

Biker

Details

Directed by
Leah Meyerhoff
Written by
Leah Meyerhoff
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 2,445 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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