Dearest
2014 · 128 min · Director: Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Peter Chan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
After their 4-year old son was kidnapped from a super-crowded city, a divorced couple, joined by many parents who are in the same desperate situation, started to work together to find him. Fortunately they have the son back after 3 years, but the trouble does not end here.
Emotional fingerprint
Dearest (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 26%, Melancholy 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy26%
- Melancholy18%
- Anxiety12%
- Hope9%
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 30 % | 23 % | 10 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Tension | 50 % | 40 % | 29 % | 43 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Empathy | 68 % | 60 % | 53 % | 56 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 73 % | 69 % | 65 % | 45 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sadness | 69 % | 68 % | 63 % | 29 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Empathy | 61 % | 57 % | 49 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 64 % | 51 % | 44 % | 50 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 79 % | 61 % | 53 % | 74 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 86 % | 73 % | 56 % | 76 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Empathy | 81 % | 74 % | 59 % | 60 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 76 % | 73 % | 64 % | 45 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Empathy | 71 % | 69 % | 59 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Empathy | 69 % | 66 % | 55 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 75 % | 73 % | 63 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Empathy | 81 % | 79 % | 69 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Sadness | 81 % | 79 % | 71 % | 59 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 75 % | 70 % | 64 % | 49 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Empathy | 70 % | 63 % | 54 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Empathy | 75 % | 70 % | 61 % | 39 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 125′ | Sadness | 82 % | 80 % | 73 % | 25 % |
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
Lu Xiaojuan
Fan Yun
Lu's Husband
Brother Lou
Thief from Hebei
Tang Qingshan
Yang Jifang
Details
- Directed by
- Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Peter Chan
- Written by
- Ji Zhang, Zhang Ji
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2014
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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