A Little Help
2010 · 109 min · Director: Michael J. Weithorn
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Dental hygienist Laura Pehlke's marriage has become sexless and dysfunctional. Because she drinks and smokes too much and has let her appearance go, she suspects her husband is cheating on her. When he suddenly dies, she finds herself giving in to her controlling sister and mother who push her into initiating a lawsuit against her husband's doctor and sending her introverted, troubled son to an elite private school he doesn't want to attend. Things get more complicated when she finds her son has told classmates his father is a dead 9/11 hero and her brother-in-law confesses he's always loved her, not her sister. Laura needs "a little help" to deal with her life.
Emotional fingerprint
A Little Help (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Humor 20%. 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, Sadness, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 42 % | 13 % | 23 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 46 % | 15 % | 25 % | 31 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 51 % | 23 % | 32 % | 45 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 57 % | 39 % | 45 % | 51 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 64 % | 53 % | 56 % | 51 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 56 % | 43 % | 53 % | 43 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 48 % | 29 % | 43 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 54 % | 30 % | 41 % | 49 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 58 % | 31 % | 40 % | 55 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 54 % | 25 % | 34 % | 43 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 59 % | 23 % | 35 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Love | 65 % | 30 % | 46 % | 41 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 59 % | 30 % | 46 % | 46 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Humor | 54 % | 26 % | 38 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 60 % | 39 % | 43 % | 44 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 65 % | 49 % | 50 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 66 % | 48 % | 52 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 61 % | 46 % | 54 % | 29 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Humor | 45 % | 36 % | 39 % | 13 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 33 % | 28 % | 22 % | 10 % |
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
Wendy Helms
Dennis Pehlke
Kyle Helms
Amanda
Julie Cantoni
Minister
Doug
Kristen
Sara
Details
- Directed by
- Michael J. Weithorn
- Written by
- Michael J. Weithorn
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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