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Short Term 12

2013 · 96 min · Director: Destin Daniel Cretton ★ IMDb 7.9 · 96,324 ratings

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At a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers, Grace is a young counselor trying to do her best for kids who often have been pulled from the worst kinds of home situations. Even then, life is not easy as Grace and her colleagues care for kids who are too often profoundly scarred, even as they try to have lives of their own. Now, things are coming to a head as Grace readies for marriage even as some her charges are coming to major turning points in their lives. To cope, Grace will have to make difficult perceptions and decisions that could put her career, and more importantly her charges, at dire risk.

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Short Term 12 (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Empathy
25%Sadness
20%Inspiration
  1. Empathy35%
  2. Sadness25%
  3. Inspiration20%
  4. Hope15%
  5. Relief5%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Empathy
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 8 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor44 %27 %10 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor43 %34 %19 %27 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor44 %38 %29 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sadness49 %39 %33 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension49 %38 %27 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Empathy52 %45 %33 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Sadness61 %59 %49 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Empathy66 %63 %47 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Hope69 %58 %38 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension74 %60 %44 %57 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Sadness69 %63 %50 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Empathy64 %64 %49 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Empathy69 %67 %53 %47 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Empathy72 %62 %48 %61 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension79 %64 %50 %76 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension85 %73 %66 %78 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Sadness80 %75 %67 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Empathy75 %70 %47 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Hope74 %60 %22 %22 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Hope74 %52 %8 %7 %
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

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Brie Larson

Brie Larson

Grace Howard

FT
Frantz Turner

John Gallagher Jr.

Kaitlyn Dever

Jayden Cole

Rami Malek

Nate

LaKeith Stanfield

Marcus

KH
Kevin Hernandez

Luis

Melora Walters

Dr. Hendler

Stephanie Beatriz

Jessica

LD
Lydia Du Veaux

Kendra

AC
Alex Calloway

Sammy

DM
Diana Maria Riva

Nurse Beth

HC
Harold Cannon

Mason's Dad

SC
Silvia Curiel

Mason's Mom

BA
Bran'dee Allen

Shawnta

DR
Danny Roper

David

EG
Elyssa Gutierrez

Anna

GZ
Garryson Zamora

Thom

MM
Michael Marto

Connor

PB
Patricia Barrett

Tracy

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 96,324 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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