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Norman

2010 · 97 min · Director: Jonathan Segal ★ IMDb 6.4 · 1,650 ratings

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A troubled high-school kid pretending to be dying of cancer confronts problems with his new girlfriend and terminally ill father as he struggles with his daily existence.

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Norman (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor15%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

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

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor38 %25 %28 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Empathy41 %20 %27 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor53 %23 %31 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sadness61 %43 %49 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Sadness64 %56 %59 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Tension66 %57 %59 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Empathy65 %56 %61 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Sadness60 %53 %59 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Sadness58 %49 %55 %32 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Empathy57 %44 %50 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor56 %39 %44 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Empathy59 %33 %44 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Love69 %23 %45 %61 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Love76 %31 %53 %70 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Sadness77 %55 %64 %61 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Love81 %69 %71 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Sadness89 %80 %80 %69 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Sadness91 %86 %85 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Sadness88 %82 %83 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

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

Emily VanCamp

Emily Parrish

Richard Jenkins

Doug Long

Adam Goldberg

Mr. Angelo

BL
Billy Lush

James

SW
Sewell Whitney

Dr. Malloy

John Aylward

Robert Bessent

CM
Camille Mana

Helen Black

JH
Jesse Head

Bradley

JR
Jeff Rosick

Frank

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Jerry Sciarrio

Principal Harbuck

Details

Directed by
Jonathan Segal
Written by
Talton Wingate
Type
Movies
Released
2010
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 1,650 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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