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Danny Collins

2015 · 107 min · Director: Dan Fogelman ★ IMDb 7 · 35,270 ratings

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Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act.

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Danny Collins (2015) — 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

  1. Humor20%
  2. Love15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Hope
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Empathy
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 3 %, then peaks around 57 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyHopeSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor40 %15 %15 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor41 %13 %13 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor44 %19 %15 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor46 %29 %23 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor51 %39 %31 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Sadness56 %49 %31 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Empathy59 %54 %23 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Empathy60 %50 %20 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Humor59 %40 %34 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Hope60 %41 %51 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Hope68 %56 %54 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Empathy70 %64 %45 %45 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Empathy61 %54 %41 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Hope56 %41 %45 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Hope60 %40 %39 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Sadness60 %45 %28 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Hope59 %51 %34 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Empathy68 %63 %48 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Empathy64 %59 %44 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Sadness43 %38 %27 %25 %
Oedipus

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

Annette Bening

Mary Sinclair

Christopher Plummer

Frank Grubman

Jennifer Garner

Samantha Leigh Donnelly

Bobby Cannavale

Tom Donnelly

Nick Offerman

Guy DeLoach

Josh Peck

Nicky Ernst

KČ
Katarina Čas

Sophie

GE
Giselle Eisenberg

Hope Donnelly

SL
Scott Lawrence

Dr. Ryan Kurtz

BT
Brian Thomas Smith

Judd

MP
Michael Patrick McGill

Neighbor Steve

KV
Kiff VandenHeuvel

Marty

EM
Eric Michael Roy

Young Danny Collins

DD
Davide Donatiello

Young Danny Collins

Eric Lange

Dr. Silverman

AM
Aarti Mann

Nurse Nikita

JS
Joshua Sternlicht

Josh the Bartender

TJ
Travis Johns

Roadie

Details

Directed by
Dan Fogelman
Written by
Dan Fogelman
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 35,270 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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