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Her Pen Pal

2021 · 84 min · Director: Clare Niederpruem, Clare Niederpruem ★ IMDb 6.7 · 1,963 ratings

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Event planner Victoria can't wait to attend and plan her best friend's wedding in Paris. But when she finds out her ex is bringing a date, Victoria reconnects with her French childhood pen pal.

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Her Pen Pal (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Curiosity 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love30%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Curiosity, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Curiosity and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Hope
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Love
Hope
Sadness
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveHopeSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Hope43 %25 %33 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Hope40 %19 %32 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Hope38 %20 %35 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Hope40 %31 %38 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Love44 %36 %36 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Humor46 %36 %35 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Love46 %38 %32 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor46 %35 %35 %10 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Hope49 %35 %44 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Hope51 %43 %41 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Love53 %45 %31 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Sadness49 %38 %30 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Hope49 %40 %39 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Love54 %49 %43 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Love55 %45 %38 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Tension56 %44 %39 %27 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Love59 %53 %43 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Love63 %55 %44 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 78′Sadness68 %56 %51 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 82′Love72 %65 %60 %30 %
Riches to rags

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

MJ
Mallory Jansen

JS
Joshua Sasse

LN
Lachlan Nieboer

LN
Lachlan Nieboer

Cameron Reisch

AB
Amanda Blake

Jen Thomson

JW
Jayne Wisener

Tracy

GH
Gregory Haney

Mike

JM
John Macdonald

Seth

JA
Janis Ahern

Beth

GT
Gergana Todorova

Chef Emmanuelle

BK
Bogdana Kotareva

Tour Guide

KS
Kalina Stancheva

Bride to be

Details

Directed by
Clare Niederpruem, Clare Niederpruem
Written by
Joie Botkin, Kim Askew, Amy Helmes
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 1,963 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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