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The Company Men

2010 · 104 min · Director: John Wells ★ IMDb 6.7 · 51,519 ratings

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When the GTX Corporation must cut jobs to improve the company's balance sheet during the 2010 recession, thousands of employees will take the hit, like Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck). Bobby learns the real life consequences of not having a job. Not only does he see a change to his family lifestyle, and the loss of his home, but also his feelings of self-worth.

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The Company Men (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Sadness 25%, Empathy 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 Anxiety, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

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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 18 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension63 %37 %45 %63 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension58 %35 %41 %55 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness48 %34 %39 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension43 %30 %36 %37 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension43 %29 %35 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Sadness44 %30 %35 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Tension49 %31 %41 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Empathy55 %35 %49 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Tension61 %43 %53 %51 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Empathy64 %50 %56 %53 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Sadness59 %50 %55 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Empathy54 %46 %53 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Sadness50 %43 %50 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Empathy51 %44 %51 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Sadness64 %57 %63 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Sadness76 %71 %71 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Sadness78 %70 %71 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Empathy71 %53 %65 %29 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Hope66 %28 %50 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Hope65 %12 %37 %13 %
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

Chris Cooper

Phil Woodward

Kevin Costner

Jack Dolan

Maria Bello

Sally Wilcox

Rosemarie DeWitt

Maggie Walker

Craig T. Nelson

Salinger

Tom Kemp

Conal Doherty

NV
Nancy Villone

Diane Lindstrom

PK
Patricia Kalember

Cynthia McClary

GG
Gary Galone

Karlson (uncredited)

DD
David De Beck

JF
John Franchi

Neighbor

SS
Sasha Spielberg

Sarah Woodward

John Doman

Dysert

WH
William Hill

Kevin Walker

CH
Cady Huffman

Joanna

Details

Directed by
John Wells
Written by
John Wells
Type
Movies
Released
2010
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 51,519 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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