The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015 · 99 min · Director: Stephen Herek
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A feisty foster kid's outrageous scheme to be reunited with her birth mother has unintended consequences in The Great Gilly Hopkins, an entertaining film for the entire family. Gilly Hopkins (Sophie Nélisse) has seen more than her share of foster homes and has outwitted every family she has lived with. In an effort to escape her new foster mother Maime Trotter's (Kathy Bates) endless loving care, Gilly concocts a plan that she believes will bring her mother running to her rescue. But when the ploy blows up in Gilly's face it threatens to ruin the only chance she's ever had to be part of a real family. Based on the award-winning young-adult novel by Katherine Paterson (Bridge to Terabithia), The Great Gilly Hopkins stars Sophie Nélisse, Kathy Bates, Julia Stiles, Bill Cobbs, Billy Magnussen, with Octavia Spencer and Glenn Close.
Emotional fingerprint
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 24%, Sadness 18%. 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 Empathy, Humor, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Love
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Love | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Empathy | 40 % | 35 % | 13 % | 21 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 41 % | 34 % | 13 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 45 % | 37 % | 15 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 48 % | 40 % | 20 % | 27 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 44 % | 34 % | 26 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Love | 43 % | 31 % | 35 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Love | 47 % | 35 % | 37 % | 11 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 49 % | 34 % | 24 % | 12 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 54 % | 36 % | 18 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 57 % | 43 % | 31 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Love | 57 % | 50 % | 45 % | 30 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 62 % | 55 % | 47 % | 42 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 66 % | 58 % | 44 % | 48 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 76 % | 69 % | 56 % | 63 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sadness | 75 % | 70 % | 60 % | 69 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sadness | 62 % | 55 % | 43 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 68 % | 61 % | 48 % | 52 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 84 % | 78 % | 70 % | 72 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
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Rajeem
Ticket Agent
Principal Evans
Stevie
Ed
Principal Maynard
Clerk
Additional Voices (voice)
Ramirez
Details
- Directed by
- Stephen Herek
- Written by
- David Paterson, Katherine Paterson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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