A Family Man
2016 · 108 min · Director: Mark Williams
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
As the boss (Willem Dafoe) of a Chicago-based headhunter prepares to retire, Dane Jensen (Gerard Butler), who works at the Blackridge Recruiting agency arranging jobs for engineers, vies to achieve his longtime goal of taking over the company going head-to-head with his ambitious rival, Lynn Vogel (Alison Brie). However, Dane's 10-year-old son, Ryan (Maxwell Jenkins), is suddenly diagnosed with cancer and his professional priorities at work and personal priorities at home begin to clash with one another.
Emotional fingerprint
A Family Man (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Anxiety25%
- Sadness20%
- Hope15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 38 % | 8 % | 3 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 43 % | 5 % | 13 % | 33 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 45 % | 8 % | 23 % | 33 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 46 % | 13 % | 20 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 49 % | 16 % | 19 % | 43 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Love | 59 % | 29 % | 38 % | 50 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 68 % | 38 % | 53 % | 57 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Love | 65 % | 38 % | 50 % | 56 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 66 % | 44 % | 45 % | 50 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Love | 66 % | 48 % | 38 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 69 % | 39 % | 48 % | 53 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 76 % | 41 % | 64 % | 60 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Love | 70 % | 49 % | 55 % | 46 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 69 % | 51 % | 55 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 74 % | 59 % | 61 % | 60 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Love | 69 % | 56 % | 41 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Relief | 75 % | 60 % | 41 % | 36 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 89 % | 76 % | 61 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Relief | 86 % | 76 % | 41 % | 39 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Love | 77 % | 68 % | 12 % | 17 % |
Man in a hole
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
Antoine
Dottie
Nathan Jensen
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Details
- Directed by
- Mark Williams
- Written by
- Bill Dubuque
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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