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The Intern

2015 · 121 min · Director: Nancy Meyers ★ IMDb 7.1 · 316,321 ratings

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A retired 70-year-old widower, Ben (played by Robert De Niro), is bored with retired life. He applies to a be a senior intern at an online fashion retailer and gets the position. The founder of the company is Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), a tireless, driven, demanding, dynamic workaholic. Ben is made her intern, but this is a nominal role - she doesn't intend to give him work and it is just window dressing. However, Ben proves to be quite useful and, more than that, a source of support and wisdom.

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The Intern (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 20%, Satisfaction 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Love15%
  3. Hope15%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Satisfaction. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Hope
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 33 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyHopeSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope43 %33 %32 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor41 %25 %29 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Hope37 %22 %26 %4 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Humor36 %27 %23 %7 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Humor38 %28 %19 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Humor37 %29 %15 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Empathy35 %30 %14 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Humor37 %33 %17 %12 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Empathy43 %39 %22 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Empathy44 %40 %20 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Humor43 %32 %16 %17 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Humor50 %24 %15 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Humor54 %27 %20 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Empathy46 %34 %23 %17 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Empathy42 %38 %16 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 94′Empathy55 %50 %11 %41 %
82.5 %≈ 100′Sadness63 %56 %16 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 106′Hope57 %51 %31 %36 %
92.5 %≈ 112′Empathy54 %46 %41 %24 %
97.5 %≈ 118′Hope47 %35 %40 %13 %
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

Rene Russo

Fiona Farwell

Anders Holm

Matt Ostin

JK
JoJo Kushner

Paige Ostin

AR
Andrew Rannells

Cameron

ZP
Zack Pearlman

Davis

JO
Jason Orley

Lewis

CS
Christina Scherer

Becky

Nat Wolff

Justin

LL
Linda Lavin

Patty

SV
Steve Vinovich

Miles

CW
C.J. Wilson

Mike

Mary Kay Place

Jules's Mom

EM
Erin Mackey

Jane

CB
Christina Brucato

Emily

WC
Wallis Currie-Wood

ATF Interviewer #1

MB
Molly Bernard

ATF Interviewer #2

Details

Directed by
Nancy Meyers
Written by
Nancy Meyers
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 316,321 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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