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The Adopted

2011 · 100 min · Director: Mélanie Laurent ★ IMDb 6.7 · 1,723 ratings

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Lisa and her adopted sister Marine are inseparable. With Lisa's mother, Millie, they've forged a deep bond and offer security to Lisa's son. When Marine falls in love the family is thrown off balance and before they can catch their breath, tragedy strikes and the family must realign so they can turn loss into hope and love.

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The Adopted (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

15%Love
  1. Love15%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Love45 %42 %3 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor43 %34 %3 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor40 %29 %9 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Love48 %41 %21 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Love59 %49 %29 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension61 %43 %27 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Love64 %40 %30 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension70 %43 %44 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Love71 %53 %56 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Sadness68 %59 %56 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Love65 %57 %53 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Sadness66 %51 %55 %15 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension64 %43 %53 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Love64 %43 %55 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Sadness69 %49 %59 %27 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Love74 %60 %59 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness84 %70 %75 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Sadness89 %75 %85 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Love88 %80 %83 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

MD
Marie Denarnaud

CC
Clémentine Célarié

MD
Marie Denarnaud

Marine

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Audrey Lamy

Clémence

TM
Theodore Maquet-Foucher

Léo

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Morgan Perez

Philippe

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Nicolas Medad

Sébastien

Details

Directed by
Mélanie Laurent
Written by
Mélanie Laurent, Christophe Deslandes, Morgan Perez, Chris Deslandes, Morgan Perez
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 1,723 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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