Brooklyn
2015 · 111 min · Director: John Crowley
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Ireland, early 1950s. Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) is a young woman working in a grocery shop. She has greater ambitions and moves to Brooklyn, New York, leaving her mother and sister, Rose (Fiona Glascott), behind. She is terribly homesick but eventually settles down, finding a job, studying to be a bookkeeper and meeting a nice young Italian man, Tony Fiorello (Emory Cohen). Things are going well, but then she learns that Rose has died, and decides to return to Ireland, temporarily. She and Tony hastily get married, and then she sets off back to Ireland, alone. Life is about to get complicated.
Emotional fingerprint
Brooklyn (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Nostalgia 25%, Sadness 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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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 Love, Nostalgia, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Nostalgia and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Love
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Love | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 37 % | 25 % | 18 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 45 % | 30 % | 23 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 44 % | 21 % | 15 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 39 % | 23 % | 10 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 44 % | 35 % | 16 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Hope | 45 % | 25 % | 24 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Hope | 48 % | 10 % | 35 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Love | 57 % | 14 % | 49 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Love | 65 % | 19 % | 59 % | 39 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Love | 73 % | 30 % | 55 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 81 % | 61 % | 43 % | 30 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 81 % | 71 % | 46 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Love | 66 % | 51 % | 49 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 48 % | 34 % | 31 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Hope | 43 % | 26 % | 25 % | 28 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Love | 49 % | 29 % | 35 % | 28 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Love | 59 % | 41 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sadness | 69 % | 53 % | 33 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Hope | 72 % | 52 % | 35 % | 53 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
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
Mary Lacey
Priest
Mary
Mrs. Brady
Shabby Woman
Timid Woman
Nancy Byrne
Details
- Directed by
- John Crowley
- Written by
- Nick Hornby, Colm Tóibín
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom, Canada, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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