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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

2018 · 105 min · Director: Ian Samuels ★ IMDb 5.7 · 43,047 ratings

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Initially mistaken for a psychotic thriller, the main character Sierra Burgess goes on wacky misadventures as she catfishes a guy she likes, humiliates a girl who was nothing but nice to her because she ended up with a girl that Sierra doesn't deserve and sexually assults said guy. Wow, what a romantic movie.

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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Humor
  1. Humor25%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Sadness
Love
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 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor43 %23 %12 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor43 %25 %13 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor45 %21 %10 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor48 %20 %10 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension48 %30 %19 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Empathy49 %43 %30 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Empathy51 %44 %29 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Love53 %33 %15 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Humor53 %23 %8 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Tension53 %21 %8 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Humor55 %26 %8 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Love60 %38 %15 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Empathy61 %45 %28 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Tension59 %39 %29 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Tension60 %34 %26 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension69 %44 %40 %10 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Sadness74 %58 %56 %15 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Empathy71 %56 %44 %36 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Love69 %48 %30 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Sadness65 %47 %40 %45 %
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

SP
Shannon Purser

Loretta Devine

Ms. Thomson

CM
Chrissy Metz

Veronica's Mom

GW
Giorgia Whigham

Chrissy

MR
Mario Revolori

Rishi

AL
Alice Lee

Mackenzie

Lea Thompson

Mrs. Burgess

Alan Ruck

Mr. Burgess

Will Peltz

Spence

JM
Joey Morgan

Topher

JN
JT Neal

Mike

BT
Brandon Thomas Lee

Brent

Mary Pat Gleason

Counselor Stevens

JB
Joey Bell

Kenny Chan

ET
Elizabeth Tovey

Brody

SS
Shoniqua Shandai

Brandy

Details

Directed by
Ian Samuels
Written by
Lindsey Anderson Beer
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 43,047 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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