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A Walk in the Woods

2015 · 104 min · Director: Ken Kwapis ★ IMDb 6.4 · 32,736 ratings

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In this new comedy adventure, celebrated travel writer, Bill Bryson (Robert Redford), instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife, Catherine (Dame Emma Thompson), and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail - two thousand two hundred miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek - his long-lost and former friend Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte), a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer who, after a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law - sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before its too late. The trouble is, the two have a completely different definition of the word, "adventure". Now they're about to find out that when you push yourself to the edge, the real fun begins.

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A Walk in the Woods (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Nostalgia 25%, Joy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
25%Nostalgia
20%Joy
  1. Humor30%
  2. Nostalgia25%
  3. Joy20%
  4. Empathy15%
  5. Satisfaction10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Nostalgia, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Nostalgia and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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  • Humor
  • Relief
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

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

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorReliefEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor38 %35 %0 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor39 %34 %1 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor42 %36 %2 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor45 %40 %4 %22 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Empathy47 %39 %4 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor47 %43 %3 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor51 %49 %8 %17 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor50 %48 %16 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor46 %41 %12 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Tension45 %37 %5 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Humor49 %45 %9 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Humor54 %52 %14 %17 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Humor57 %51 %13 %14 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Humor54 %41 %7 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension53 %30 %8 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Empathy60 %30 %11 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Tension66 %33 %17 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Empathy65 %33 %36 %52 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Relief62 %36 %50 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

Robert Redford

NN
Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Stephen Katz

Emma Thompson

Nick Offerman

REI Dave

Kristen Schaal

Mary Ellen

CP
Chrystee Pharris

Ticket Agent

Sandra Ellis Lafferty

Widow Deborah

HL
Hayley Lovitt

Donna

DK
Derek Krantz

Young Hiker #2

AV
Andrew Vogel

Young Hiker #1

LE
Linds Edwards

Darren

RK
R. Keith Harris

Sam Bryson

JK
John Kap

Bealuh's Husband

Mary Steenburgen

Jeannie

RN
Randall Newsome

TV Host

SM
Susan McPhail

Beulah

GW
Gaia Wise

Becca

TM
Tucker Meek

Grandson

CH
Chandler Head

Granddaughter

JS
John Schmedes

Gene

Details

Directed by
Ken Kwapis
Written by
Michael Arndt, Bill Holderman, Bill Bryson, Rick Kerb
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 32,736 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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