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Mr. Church

2016 · 104 min · Director: Bruce Beresford ★ IMDb 7.6 · 35,085 ratings

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"Mr. Church" tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook - Henry Joseph Church. What begins as a six month arrangement instead spans into fifteen years and creates a family bond that lasts forever.

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Mr. Church (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Love
  1. Love20%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Love
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
Love
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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyLoveSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy33 %22 %23 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Love34 %26 %21 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness38 %30 %24 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Joy44 %34 %32 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Empathy57 %49 %41 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Sadness69 %56 %46 %49 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Joy68 %44 %51 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Love69 %42 %53 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Sadness68 %53 %41 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Sadness56 %50 %32 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Empathy54 %45 %31 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension63 %49 %26 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Tension70 %59 %29 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Empathy69 %63 %43 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Love61 %55 %45 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension63 %55 %44 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Love75 %68 %56 %58 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Sadness84 %76 %66 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Love83 %77 %68 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

LF
Lucy Fry

Poppy

CM
Christian Madsen

Eddie Larson

NC
Natalie Coughlin

Young Charlie

MW
Madison Wolfe

Young Poppy

LM
Lincoln Melcher

Young Owen

TB
Thom Barry

Frankie Twiggs

ML
Michael Leone

Michael

SS
Sara Shearer

Gibby

AB
Aileen Burdock

Waitress

KM
Kathleen McMartin

Mrs. Dickerman

KL
Kelly Lester

Doctor

SW
Shawnee Witt

Cashier

AL
Adriana Leonard

Checkout Girl

PA
Paul Archer

Diner #1

Details

Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Written by
Susan McMartin
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 35,085 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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