The Girl
2012 · 91 min · Director: Julian Jarrold
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
When Grace Kelly retires from films to marry Prince Rainier Alfred Hitchcock looks for a similar blonde and finds her in TV model,the little known Tippi Hedren,who will star in his film adaptation of horror story 'The Birds'. Hitchcock is obsessed with Tippi sexually and,when she rebuffs his advances,sadistically puts her through five days of filming where she is attacked and injured by real birds. Hitchcock's wife Alma and his assistant Peggy are appalled but can do nothing. Tippi is resolved that she will not give in to Hitchcock despite the situation giving her nightmares. Hitchcock and Tippi make a second film,'Marnie'. Having admitted that Alma is the only woman he has ever had sex with and that he now finds her cold Hitchcock continues to pursue Tippi, bombarding her with phone calls declaring his love for her yet reminding her that he alone made her famous and she owes him. At this stage Tippi demands that her contract be terminated and an end title states that they never worked together again.
Emotional fingerprint
The Girl (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety35%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Disturbing10%
- Tension10%
AI estimate · no viewer votes yet
How we measure
AI estimate
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 Anxiety, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
How did it make you feel?
Votes are saved to the fingerprint once you’re signed in.
Pick up to three · 0/3
Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Disturbing
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Disturbing | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 27 % | 9 % | 13 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 30 % | 13 % | 16 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 32 % | 17 % | 18 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sympathy | 33 % | 21 % | 20 % | 22 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 35 % | 23 % | 24 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sympathy | 42 % | 30 % | 32 % | 35 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 55 % | 45 % | 46 % | 50 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sympathy | 68 % | 59 % | 59 % | 64 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 80 % | 71 % | 72 % | 76 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sympathy | 87 % | 81 % | 80 % | 79 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sympathy | 84 % | 79 % | 76 % | 67 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Anger | 75 % | 66 % | 68 % | 54 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sympathy | 70 % | 60 % | 65 % | 54 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 57 % | 62 % | 54 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sadness | 65 % | 55 % | 56 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sympathy | 70 % | 64 % | 62 % | 52 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sympathy | 79 % | 75 % | 71 % | 62 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Anger | 77 % | 72 % | 60 % | 62 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sympathy | 67 % | 61 % | 38 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | 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.
AI reading of the film’s English subtitles (dialogue and sound cues) — not viewer votes. How we measure ↗
Kadri — your film companion
AIAsk anything about The Girl. From the film’s own dialogue and FeelDB data, at your spoiler level.
Afterward Reveal viewer responses · may contain spoilers
Viewer responses about feelings after the title ended, separate from feelings while watching. No AI estimates.
0 responses so far
Feeling details appear after at least 3 viewers respond, to protect privacy.
Cast
Melanie
Josephine Milton
Jim Brown
Rita Riggs
Maitre D
Ray Berwick
Martin Balsam (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Julian Jarrold
- Written by
- Gwyneth Hughes, Donald Spoto
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, South Africa, United States, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
Feels similar
More like this →Emotion overlap shows mood similarity, not a prediction of enjoyment.
