The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
2018 · 124 min · Director: Mike Newell
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A correspondence begins between Juliet Ashton (Lily James) and members of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, with them sharing their experiences of Nazi-occupied Guernsey Island. When an idea for a book catches Juliet, she goes to visit the island, making life-long friends and taking life changing steps along the way. This book is told by way of letters, and as the reader, you become enchanted by the writers of them and the love Juliet comes to feel for each of the Islanders; Dawsey Adams (Michiel Huisman), Amelia Maugery (Dame Penelope Wilton), Isola Pribby (Katherine Parkinson), Eben Ramsey (Sir Tom Courtenay), Kit (Florence Keen), and Elizabeth McKenna (Jessica Brown Findlay).
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Romance, War. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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- Empathy
- Sadness
- Joy
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Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 40 % | 17 % | 15 % | 25 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Joy | 41 % | 19 % | 14 % | 31 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 26 % | 14 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 34 % | 15 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Joy | 44 % | 29 % | 11 % | 34 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 21 % | 9 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 24 % | 16 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 36 % | 33 % | 23 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 60 % | 49 % | 48 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 60 % | 51 % | 46 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 51 % | 43 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 63 % | 55 % | 50 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 60 % | 54 % | 45 % | 32 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Joy | 54 % | 49 % | 33 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Empathy | 63 % | 57 % | 46 % | 18 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 75 % | 70 % | 69 % | 5 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Sadness | 69 % | 65 % | 63 % | 9 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Empathy | 63 % | 55 % | 38 % | 33 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Joy | 65 % | 48 % | 18 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 121′ | Joy | 60 % | 38 % | 8 % | 55 % |
Man in a hole
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
Christian Hellmann
Kit McKenna
Frank Hood
Young Eli Ramsey
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Details
- Directed by
- Mike Newell
- Written by
- Don Roos, Thomas Bezucha, Kevin Hood
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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