Mother's Day
2016 · 118 min · Director: Garry Marshall
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Follows the lives of different mothers on Mother's Day. Sandy (Aniston) is happily divorced until she learns that her ex-husband eloped with a much younger woman. Now she must learn to deal with big changes in her life as her two boys now have a stepmom. Sisters Jesse (Hudson) and Gabi (Chalke) get an unexpected surprise from their mother, who is not happy to find out Gabi is a lesbian and Jesse is married to a man of color. Miranda (Roberts) has no kids and is focusing on her career. Kristin (Robertson) is enjoying life as a new mother but feels pressure from her boyfriend to get married. Bradley (Sudeikis) is trying hard to be the best parent for his two girls since their mom passed away last year, but he wants to pretend that Mother's Day doesn't exist.
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Mother's Day (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Empathy
- Joy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Empathy | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 44 % | 43 % | 22 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 44 % | 43 % | 24 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 44 % | 41 % | 25 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 47 % | 43 % | 26 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 52 % | 46 % | 33 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 53 % | 41 % | 40 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 51 % | 35 % | 39 % | 10 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 49 % | 39 % | 31 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Humor | 51 % | 40 % | 29 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 50 % | 36 % | 30 % | 13 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 49 % | 36 % | 34 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Empathy | 52 % | 40 % | 40 % | 20 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Humor | 53 % | 44 % | 40 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Joy | 53 % | 41 % | 39 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 57 % | 36 % | 40 % | 33 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 64 % | 30 % | 48 % | 28 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Empathy | 65 % | 27 % | 55 % | 30 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Humor | 59 % | 39 % | 46 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Joy | 57 % | 48 % | 37 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Kimberly
Mikey
Peter
Details
- Directed by
- Garry Marshall
- Written by
- Garry Marshall, Anya Kochoff, Matthew Walker, Tom Hines, Tom Hines, Matthew Walker, Lily Hollander
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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