My Salinger Year
2020 · 101 min · Director: Philippe Falardeau
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In New York City's late nineties, a young aspiring writer lands a day-job at J.D. Salinger's literary agency. While her eccentric and old-fashioned boss tasks her to process Salinger's voluminous fan mail, she struggles to find her own voice.
Emotional fingerprint
My Salinger Year (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration30%
- Empathy25%
- Humor20%
- Anxiety15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Humor. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Humor. 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
- Hope
- Empathy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Hope | 44 % | 42 % | 24 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 42 % | 34 % | 22 % | 3 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 38 % | 23 % | 20 % | 5 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 39 % | 18 % | 21 % | 11 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 40 % | 22 % | 26 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 40 % | 23 % | 33 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 42 % | 18 % | 39 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 40 % | 18 % | 37 % | 29 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 40 % | 26 % | 32 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Hope | 47 % | 30 % | 31 % | 13 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 50 % | 22 % | 35 % | 17 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 45 % | 23 % | 38 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Humor | 43 % | 32 % | 38 % | 23 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Hope | 45 % | 37 % | 38 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Hope | 51 % | 35 % | 45 % | 37 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 60 % | 34 % | 59 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Empathy | 65 % | 45 % | 61 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Hope | 66 % | 60 % | 55 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Hope | 65 % | 63 % | 56 % | 35 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | 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
Jenny
Max
Karl
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Mark
Lisa
Mexican Worker
Details
- Directed by
- Philippe Falardeau
- Written by
- Philippe Falardeau, Joanna Smith Rakoff, Catherine Kidd
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- Canada, Ireland
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
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