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Rebel in the Rye

2017 · 106 min · Director: Danny Strong ★ IMDb 6.7 · 11,734 ratings

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The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye".

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Rebel in the Rye (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Melancholy 25%, Curiosity 20%. 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 Inspiration, Melancholy, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Melancholy and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 43 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness42 %25 %23 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor44 %24 %14 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor46 %28 %13 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Empathy49 %34 %18 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Hope50 %35 %20 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Sadness53 %36 %25 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Hope59 %39 %30 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension69 %49 %44 %57 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension76 %63 %59 %65 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Sadness73 %66 %60 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Empathy65 %63 %53 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Empathy61 %52 %39 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Hope59 %43 %29 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Empathy59 %46 %34 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Hope60 %53 %36 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Empathy55 %49 %28 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Hope51 %46 %30 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Sadness55 %50 %40 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Empathy58 %49 %31 %28 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Hope58 %43 %17 %13 %
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

Victor Garber

Sol Salinger

Hope Davis

Miriam

Zoey Deutch

Oona O'Neill

Lucy Boynton

Claire Douglas

Eric Bogosian

Harold Ross

BW
Bernard White

Swami Nikhilananda

JM
Jefferson Mays

William Maxwell

WR
Will Rogers

Herb Kaufman

Sarah Paulson

Dorothy Olding

James Urbaniak

Gus Lobrano

CM
Caitlin Mehner

Blythe Chaucer

AB
Anna Bullard

Sylvia Welter

KJ
Keenan Jolliff

Clay Miller

Kristine Froseth

Shirley Blaney

AB
Adam Busch

Nigel Bench

DB
David Berman

Dr. Samuel Bater

AR
Amy Rutberg

Betsy Hopper

Details

Directed by
Danny Strong
Written by
Danny Strong, Kenneth Slawenski
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 11,734 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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