The English Teacher
2013 · 92 min · Director: Craig Zisk
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Linda Sinclair (Julianne Moore) is a forty-year-old unmarried high school English teacher in the small town of Kingston, Pennsylvania. She shares a small apartment with two Siamese cats and her rich collection of great literature. She maintains no close personal relationships aside from those she has with her favorite authors and stories. Her life is far less complicated than the dramas she devours on the page, and she likes it that way. But Linda's simple life turns an unexpected page when former star pupil Jason Sherwood (Michael Angarano) returns to Kingston after trying to make it as a playwright in New York. Now in his 20s, Jason is on the verge of abandoning art, pressured by his overbearing father, Dr. Tom Sherwood (Greg Kinnear), to face reality and go to law school. Linda can't stand the thought of Jason giving up on his dreams so she decides to mount his play - a dark, angst-ridden, ambitious work - as a Kingston High School production, with flamboyant drama teacher Carl Kapinas (Nathan Lane) directing. As Linda, now well out of her normal comfort zone, takes further risks in life and love, the stage is set for highly comic downfall. With the play, her reputation, and her teaching career on the line, Linda finds an unlikely ally in herself. Amidst the ruins of her formerly perfect life, can she find a way to her own unique storybook ending?
Emotional fingerprint
The English Teacher (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Sadness15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Hope
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Hope | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 37 % | 33 % | 10 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 36 % | 31 % | 15 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Hope | 39 % | 31 % | 29 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 48 % | 43 % | 36 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 49 % | 46 % | 32 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 43 % | 41 % | 31 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 41 % | 38 % | 27 % | 30 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sympathy | 44 % | 35 % | 18 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 46 % | 36 % | 10 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 53 % | 39 % | 6 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 63 % | 40 % | 6 % | 57 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 65 % | 34 % | 9 % | 57 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 28 % | 13 % | 46 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sympathy | 55 % | 30 % | 16 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 55 % | 35 % | 23 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 54 % | 34 % | 34 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Hope | 54 % | 24 % | 44 % | 33 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Hope | 55 % | 18 % | 51 % | 19 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Hope | 53 % | 17 % | 55 % | 17 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Joni Gerber
Details
- Directed by
- Craig Zisk
- Written by
- Dan Chariton, Stacy Chariton
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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