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Ricky

2009 · 90 min · Director: François Ozon ★ IMDb 5.8 · 3,419 ratings

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Katie, a single mother living in France with her daughter Lisa, struggles to make ends meet while working at a chemical factory. There, she meets Paco, a co-worker from Spain. Soon, they move in together, and Katie becomes pregnant. Katie gives birth to a baby boy, named Ricky, and she and Paco raise him together in their tiny apartment, along with Lisa. However, it soon becomes apparent that Ricky is no ordinary baby; he develops a pair of functioning wings and becomes able to fly. Soon he is flitting about in their tiny apartment, and together Katie and Paco struggle to raise and handle the ever-growing Ricky.

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Ricky (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Surprise 30%, Empathy 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Awe
  1. Awe20%
  2. Joy15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Surprise, Empathy, Awe. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Surprise, Empathy and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sympathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Awe

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sympathy
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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Sympathy52 %55 %38 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sympathy36 %38 %23 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sympathy31 %31 %15 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sympathy39 %34 %16 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor46 %30 %9 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Sympathy55 %36 %10 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Sympathy60 %49 %21 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Sympathy61 %54 %27 %56 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Sympathy65 %55 %28 %55 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Awe64 %46 %16 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Humor60 %34 %9 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor63 %35 %13 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension65 %49 %20 %55 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Sympathy63 %57 %25 %56 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Sympathy60 %56 %25 %54 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Sympathy68 %60 %36 %65 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension80 %70 %61 %69 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Sadness83 %75 %73 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Sympathy78 %73 %65 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

MM
Mélusine Mayance

AP
Arthur Peyret

Ricky

André Wilms

Le médecin

JB
Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat

Le journaliste

JH
Julien Haurant

Le bibliothécaire

EF
Eric Forterre

Le boucher

HR
Hakim Romatif

Le vendeur

Details

Directed by
François Ozon
Written by
Rose Tremain, François Ozon, Emmanuèle Bernheim
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
90 min
Country
France, Italy
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 3,419 ratings
Feels mostly
Surprise
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