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Little Men

2016 · 85 min · Director: Ira Sachs ★ IMDb 6.7 · 8,233 ratings

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A new pair of best friends have their bond tested by their parents' battle over a dress shop lease.

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Little Men (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
Sadness
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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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor30 %27 %22 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Sadness39 %36 %34 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sadness43 %38 %35 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Joy36 %29 %18 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Joy36 %29 %10 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Joy40 %30 %13 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Humor39 %23 %9 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor38 %20 %8 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Empathy43 %31 %19 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension51 %44 %30 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Empathy53 %46 %30 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Empathy51 %45 %29 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Tension54 %43 %34 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Tension59 %44 %41 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Tension69 %56 %54 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Sadness79 %71 %70 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Sadness78 %74 %71 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Sadness68 %65 %60 %37 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 83′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

Jennifer Ehle

Kathy Jardine

PG
Paulina García

PG
Paulina García

Leonor

MB
Michael Barbieri

Tony Calvelli

TT
Theo Taplitz

Jake Jardine

Talia Balsam

Audrey

MJ
Maliq Johnson

Umar

AA
Anthony A. Flamminio

Joey

MW
Madison Wright

Julia

JP
John Procaccino

Mr. Plummer

MB
Mauricio Bustamante

Acting Teacher

Alfred Molina

Hernán

CV
Ching Valdes-Aran

Pilar

SC
Stan Carp

Sal Bartolini

YR
Yolonda Ross

Arkadina

LC
Leah C. Gardiner

Director

DJ
Derek Johnson

Luke

TD
Teeka Duplessis

Eva

CF
Clare Foley

Sally

Details

Directed by
Ira Sachs
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States, Greece, Brazil
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 8,233 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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