Tig
2015 · 95 min · Director: Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York
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An intimate, mixed media documentary that follows Tig Notaro, a Los Angeles based comedian, who just days after being diagnosed with invasive stage II breast cancer changed the course of her career with a poignant stand-up set that became legendary overnight. This documentary explores Tig's extraordinary journey as her career ignites and as her life unfolds in grand and unexpected ways, all the while continuing to battle a life-threatening illness and falling in love. This film is a hybrid of comedy and drama that captures a personal journey about facing crisis head on with honesty and grace and overcoming pain and suffering with the healing power of comedy. It's a story about moving forward during a period of your life when you don't know what is going to happen. When you are willing to risk it all for what you believe is the right thing to do and for what you want to happen in this life.
Emotional fingerprint
Tig (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Happiness 25%, Inspiration 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor40%
- Happiness25%
- Inspiration15%
- Empathy12%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Happiness, Inspiration. Genres: Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Happiness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Hope
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Hope | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 57 % | 48 % | 13 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 62 % | 55 % | 9 % | 43 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 73 % | 66 % | 10 % | 63 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sadness | 75 % | 69 % | 25 % | 64 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Empathy | 76 % | 71 % | 38 % | 57 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Empathy | 74 % | 70 % | 41 % | 50 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Empathy | 66 % | 63 % | 38 % | 43 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 63 % | 61 % | 31 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Empathy | 63 % | 63 % | 34 % | 39 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Empathy | 61 % | 57 % | 40 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Hope | 59 % | 44 % | 44 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 57 % | 34 % | 46 % | 10 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Hope | 58 % | 38 % | 43 % | 15 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 63 % | 43 % | 38 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Humor | 73 % | 41 % | 53 % | 16 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Hope | 79 % | 51 % | 59 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 79 % | 64 % | 49 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Hope | 77 % | 60 % | 57 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
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
Self
Details
- Directed by
- Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York
- Written by
- Jennifer Arnold
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Documentary, Biography
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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