Ithaca
2015 · 96 min · Director: Meg Ryan, Meg Ryan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Fourteen-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger anyone has ever seen. His older brother has gone to war, leaving Homer to look after his widowed mother, his older sister and his 4-year-old brother, Ulysses. And so it is that as spring turns to summer, 1942, Homer Macauley delivers messages of love, hope, pain... and death... to the good people of Ithaca. And Homer Macauley will grapple with one message that will change him forever. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Saroyan's 1943 novel, The Human Comedy, ITHACA is a coming-of-age story about the exuberance of youth, the abruptness of change, the sweetness of life, the sting of death, and the sheer goodness that lives in each and every one of us.
Emotional fingerprint
Ithaca (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Hope15%
- Nostalgia10%
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
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 Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Hope | 43 % | 17 % | 32 % | 35 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Hope | 40 % | 13 % | 33 % | 32 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Hope | 40 % | 16 % | 35 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 51 % | 34 % | 46 % | 17 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 63 % | 50 % | 59 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Empathy | 57 % | 38 % | 53 % | 35 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 50 % | 23 % | 43 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 51 % | 26 % | 46 % | 29 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 53 % | 34 % | 50 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 57 % | 46 % | 55 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sadness | 64 % | 56 % | 60 % | 19 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 65 % | 56 % | 61 % | 25 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Empathy | 58 % | 43 % | 54 % | 29 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 49 % | 31 % | 43 % | 21 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 60 % | 50 % | 51 % | 11 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 81 % | 78 % | 70 % | 9 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sadness | 92 % | 90 % | 80 % | 13 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Texas
Bess Macauley
Rosa Sandoval
Horse
Harry
Mrs. Beaufrere
Dolly Hawthorn
Lionel
Ulysses Macauley
Helen Eliot
Girl at Bus Stop
Details
- Written by
- William Saroyan, Erik Jendresen
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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