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Loving

2016 · 123 min · Director: Jeff Nichols ★ IMDb 7 · 38,800 ratings

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Richard Loving, a white construction worker in Caroline County, Virginia, falls in love with a local black woman and family friend, Mildred Jeter. Upon Mildred discovering that she is pregnant, they decide to marry, but knowing that interracial marriage violates Virginia's anti-miscegenation laws, they drive to Washington, D.C. to get married in 1958. Richard makes plans to build a house for Mildred less than a mile from her family home.

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Emotional fingerprint

Loving (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. Hope15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Hope
  • Love
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 23 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeLoveTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy58 %43 %45 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Love58 %36 %45 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension57 %19 %31 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension69 %10 %24 %61 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Sadness76 %11 %26 %61 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Sadness64 %16 %27 %49 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Sadness45 %21 %25 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Sadness49 %21 %25 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Tension61 %19 %28 %53 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Sadness55 %26 %26 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Hope51 %40 %26 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Tension55 %40 %30 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 77′Sadness53 %38 %30 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 83′Hope51 %40 %28 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 89′Joy55 %33 %27 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Tension60 %32 %26 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Hope65 %49 %35 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 108′Love70 %56 %48 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 114′Joy73 %55 %47 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 120′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

Ruth Negga

Mildred Loving

WD
Will Dalton

Michael Shannon

Grey Villet

Marton Csokas

Sheriff Brooks

Nick Kroll

Bernie Cohen

Bill Camp

Frank Beazley

SB
Sharon Blackwood

Lola Loving

AM
Alano Miller

Raymond Green

TA
Terri Abney

Garnet Jetter

David Jensen

Judge Bazile

JB
Jon Bass

Phil Hirschkop

CM
Christopher Mann

Theoliver Jeter

WH
Winter-Lee Holland

Musiel Byrd-Jeter

MA
Michael Abbott Jr.

Deputy Cole

CG
Chris Greene

Percy Fortune

Matt Malloy

Chet Antieau

DH
D.L. Hopkins

Alex

JJ
Jennifer Joyner

Hope Ryden

Details

Directed by
Jeff Nichols
Written by
Jeff Nichols, Nancy Buirski
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
123 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 38,800 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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