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Fatherhood

2021 · 109 min · Director: Paul Weitz ★ IMDb 6.6 · 47,566 ratings

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A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth.

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Fatherhood (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Joy 20%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Joy
  1. Joy20%
  2. Hope15%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Joy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Love
  • Hope
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: 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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 13 %, then dips around 33 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveHopeSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor53 %27 %17 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension70 %35 %18 %46 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness75 %41 %26 %64 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Hope63 %38 %35 %50 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Humor53 %30 %31 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Humor50 %26 %29 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Humor49 %24 %31 %15 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Hope51 %30 %34 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Sadness57 %36 %31 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Humor55 %34 %29 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Love50 %35 %31 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Humor51 %39 %33 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Love57 %43 %29 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension63 %41 %23 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Sadness59 %39 %20 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Sadness56 %43 %28 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Hope59 %48 %45 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Hope64 %57 %56 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Love64 %63 %51 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Love57 %57 %42 %12 %
Cinderella

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

MH
Melody Hurd

Maddy

DW
DeWanda Wise

Lizzie aka Swan

TP
Thedra Porter

Anna

JC
Julian Casey

Frank

TC
Teneisha Collins

Ms. Burns

HG
Holly Gauthier-Frankel

Rose

RM
Rachel Mutombo

Brenda

JT
Julie Trépanier

Summer

ED
Ellen David

Dr. Jarvis

DS
Daniela Sandiford

Maya

CL
Christine Lan

Day Care Teacher

LB
Letitia Brookes

Day Care Lady

Details

Directed by
Paul Weitz
Written by
Dana Stevens, Paul Weitz, Matt Logelin, Dana Stevens
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
109 min
Country
Canada, United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 47,566 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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