Little Birds
2011 · 94 min · Director: Elgin James
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Lily and Alison face a life-changing event after they leave their Salton Sea home and follow the boys they meet back to Los Angeles.
Emotional fingerprint
Little Birds (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Love25%
- Sadness20%
- Anxiety15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 43 % | 32 % | 38 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 43 % | 35 % | 36 % | 28 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 53 % | 46 % | 44 % | 35 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sadness | 63 % | 55 % | 54 % | 36 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sadness | 60 % | 50 % | 49 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Excitement | 50 % | 39 % | 34 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Empathy | 51 % | 44 % | 35 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 59 % | 49 % | 35 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Excitement | 59 % | 40 % | 19 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 59 % | 32 % | 11 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 57 % | 33 % | 16 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Empathy | 55 % | 44 % | 31 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 59 % | 57 % | 49 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Empathy | 65 % | 56 % | 45 % | 41 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 44 % | 28 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 76 % | 41 % | 28 % | 70 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 73 % | 51 % | 45 % | 65 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 77 % | 64 % | 53 % | 73 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 85 % | 70 % | 54 % | 72 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 82 % | 68 % | 63 % | 52 % |
Icarus
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
Ray Cawley
Sally Heron
Shawna Cawley
Female Cashier
Details
- Directed by
- Elgin James
- Written by
- Elgin James
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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