Dark Horse
2011 · 86 min · Director: Todd Solondz
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Abe Wertheimer - an odious, purposeless, self-centered 35-year-old living parasitically with his parents (by choice) and working in his dismayed father's business office (avoiding work while scoping eBay for collectible toys) - meets Miranda, an equally pathetic but self-loathing social dropout who, having given up on life, masochistically accepts Abe's sudden proposal of marriage for a knowingly grim future she won't fight against. Along with projecting his own faults onto his father, his own jealousy for lack of success and accomplishment onto his younger brother, and wallowing in the blind support of his mother, it's just another aspect of Abe's unsatisfying life that he just can't see to improve. A long-overdue decision finally spins his insignificant life out of control.
Emotional fingerprint
Dark Horse (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Humor20%
- Sadness15%
- Hope10%
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Sympathy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Confusion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Sympathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 30 % | 5 % | 8 % | 16 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Humor | 34 % | 8 % | 11 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 38 % | 12 % | 18 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 45 % | 16 % | 21 % | 32 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 52 % | 26 % | 24 % | 42 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sadness | 51 % | 33 % | 29 % | 41 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 50 % | 35 % | 34 % | 39 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sadness | 51 % | 36 % | 34 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 51 % | 30 % | 31 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 51 % | 24 % | 29 % | 44 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Humor | 46 % | 21 % | 23 % | 37 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Humor | 49 % | 29 % | 26 % | 31 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 61 % | 46 % | 40 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 66 % | 49 % | 42 % | 56 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 66 % | 41 % | 36 % | 59 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Confusion | 67 % | 44 % | 44 % | 54 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 65 % | 49 % | 53 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sympathy | 62 % | 50 % | 52 % | 26 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 59 % | 51 % | 43 % | 12 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 49 % | 42 % | 25 % | 7 % |
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
Abe
Jiminy
Details
- Directed by
- Todd Solondz
- Written by
- Todd Solondz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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