Love Is Strange
2014 · 98 min · Director: Ira Sachs
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
After nearly four decades together, Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan. But when George loses his job soon after, the couple must sell their apartment and - victims of the relentless New York City real estate market - temporarily live apart until they can find an affordable new home. While George moves in with two cops (Cheyenne Jackson and Manny Perez) who live down stairs, Ben lands in Brooklyn with his nephew (Darren Burrows), his wife (Marisa Tomei), and their temperamental teenage son (Charlie Tahan), with whom Ben shares a bunk bed. While struggling with the pain of separation, Ben and George are further challenged by the intergenerational tensions and capricious family dynamics of their new living arrangements.
Emotional fingerprint
Love Is Strange (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 32%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness32%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Anxiety13%
- Melancholy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Love | 62 % | 27 % | 2 % | 62 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Love | 64 % | 38 % | 15 % | 51 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Empathy | 59 % | 50 % | 31 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 45 % | 45 % | 28 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Empathy | 38 % | 36 % | 20 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 43 % | 39 % | 24 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 49 % | 44 % | 29 % | 14 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Empathy | 49 % | 43 % | 29 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Love | 55 % | 46 % | 34 % | 46 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Love | 63 % | 55 % | 40 % | 60 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 55 % | 50 % | 30 % | 50 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Love | 50 % | 45 % | 23 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Empathy | 54 % | 48 % | 28 % | 20 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 51 % | 41 % | 26 % | 11 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Empathy | 49 % | 36 % | 25 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Love | 59 % | 48 % | 41 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 73 % | 65 % | 66 % | 56 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 77 % | 72 % | 77 % | 53 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Oedipus
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
Doreen
Ian
Piano Student
Linda
Eugenia
Vlad
Zlata
Details
- Directed by
- Ira Sachs
- Written by
- Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2014
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States, Greece
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
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