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An Unexpected Christmas

2021 · 84 min · Director: Michael Robison, Michael Robinson ★ IMDb 6.9 · 3,568 ratings

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Emily works at an ad agency and is sent to her ex's hometown before Christmas. She arrives at the train station as her ex is picked up by his family. They mistakenly think Emily's still an item.

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An Unexpected Christmas (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Love 25%, Anticipation 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Love25%
  3. Joy15%
  4. Smile10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Anticipation. Genres: Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Anticipation. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Hope
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Love
Hope
Humor
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 3 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveHopeHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor30 %5 %10 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor34 %10 %11 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor41 %16 %13 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension45 %16 %11 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor46 %18 %10 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Humor49 %21 %16 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Humor46 %25 %26 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Love41 %26 %25 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Humor43 %23 %19 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Sadness44 %24 %21 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Love45 %35 %29 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Love53 %48 %36 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Love56 %46 %38 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Humor55 %41 %35 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Love56 %49 %40 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Love59 %45 %38 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Tension63 %30 %25 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Sadness65 %31 %31 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 78′Hope69 %49 %53 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 82′Love75 %65 %63 %30 %
Rags to riches

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

TH
Tyler Hynes

TH
Tyler Hynes

Jamie

AW
Alison Wandzura

Lynda Boyd

Diane

ER
Elan Ross Gibson

Grandma

JJ
Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

LM
Logan McInnes

Scotty

JG
Jessica Garcie

Gina

MW
Morgana Wylie

Susie

TP
Tom Pickett

Daryl

Brenda Crichlow

Governor Harris

VL
Viva Lee

Santa Girl

MK
Mike Kus

Midway Vendor

GM
Gelsea Mae

Rissa

AK
Ali Karr

Danny

BZ
Brent Zulyniak

Suit Guy

Details

Directed by
Michael Robison, Michael Robinson
Written by
Paul Campbell, Gregory McGoon, Paul Campbell
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
84 min
Country
Canada, United States
Genres
Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 3,568 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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