A Single Man
2009 · 100 min · Director: Tom Ford
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
It's November 30, 1962. Native Brit George Falconer, an English professor at a Los Angeles area college, is finding it difficult to cope with life. Jim, his personal partner of sixteen years, died in a car accident eight months earlier when he was visiting with family. Jim's family were not going to tell George of the death or accident, let alone allow him to attend the funeral. This day, George has decided to get his affairs in order before he will commit suicide that evening. As he routinely and fastidiously prepares for the suicide and post suicide, George reminisces about his life with Jim. But George spends this day with various people, who see a man sadder than usual and who affect his own thoughts about what he is going to do. Those people include Carlos, a Spanish immigrant/aspiring actor/gigolo recently arrived in Los Angeles; Charley, his best friend who he knew from England, she who is a drama queen of a woman who romantically desires her best friend despite his sexual orientation; and Kenny Potter, one of his students, who seems to be curious about his professor beyond English class.
Emotional fingerprint
A Single Man (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Sadness25%
- Anxiety20%
- Empathy15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Love
- Humor
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Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Love | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 83 % | 83 % | 27 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 73 % | 68 % | 28 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Love | 46 % | 31 % | 23 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 36 % | 13 % | 11 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 41 % | 11 % | 5 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 39 % | 9 % | 11 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Love | 39 % | 10 % | 29 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Love | 49 % | 16 % | 39 % | 23 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 55 % | 23 % | 33 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 58 % | 30 % | 39 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Love | 61 % | 38 % | 51 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Humor | 64 % | 41 % | 49 % | 43 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Love | 66 % | 48 % | 45 % | 40 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 61 % | 46 % | 43 % | 26 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Love | 55 % | 34 % | 41 % | 23 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Hope | 55 % | 24 % | 41 % | 28 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Love | 51 % | 21 % | 39 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Love | 53 % | 29 % | 31 % | 13 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Hope | 60 % | 33 % | 20 % | 3 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | 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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Christopher Strunk
Tom Strunk
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Details
- Directed by
- Tom Ford
- Written by
- Tom Ford, Christopher Isherwood, David Scearce
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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