Wonder Wheel
2017 · 101 min · Director: Woody Allen
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In the hustle and bustle of 1950s Coney Island, where the buzzing crowd comes and goes trudging slowly over the wooden boardwalks, silent stories of the everyday toilers who give life to the attraction unfold. Somewhere in a clam bar, there's the sad waitress Ginny, a one-time actress and now a suffering wife who's been given a second chance by the side of the well-intentioned but uncouth carousel operator, Humpty. On the other hand, there's Humpty's 26-year-old estranged daughter, Carolina, who left the familial nest and a preordained future seeking adventure as a mobster's wife; only to return home with her wings broken, begging for forgiveness. And from the lifeguard's high tower, where all is in plain sight, the young and charming lifesaver and hopeful playwright, Mickey, is the inadvertent but potent catalyst that binds everything together. Shattered dreams, reckless love and betrayal, all under the bright lights of Coney Island.
Emotional fingerprint
Wonder Wheel (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Love10%
- Tension10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 16 % | 26 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 51 % | 24 % | 42 % | 33 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 53 % | 32 % | 44 % | 40 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 50 % | 37 % | 33 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Sadness | 55 % | 48 % | 26 % | 45 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Sadness | 63 % | 48 % | 34 % | 48 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 60 % | 31 % | 43 % | 39 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Love | 50 % | 23 % | 38 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 47 % | 20 % | 38 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Love | 48 % | 18 % | 39 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Love | 49 % | 21 % | 36 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 52 % | 33 % | 43 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 52 % | 39 % | 46 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 52 % | 38 % | 48 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 58 % | 39 % | 54 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 64 % | 38 % | 60 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 69 % | 42 % | 65 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 75 % | 55 % | 70 % | 48 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 78 % | 61 % | 69 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sadness | 77 % | 65 % | 62 % | 50 % |
Icarus
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
Boardwalk Vendor
Humpty's Friend
Fishing Buddy
Fishing Buddy
Ruby's Customer
Birthday Party Guest
Details
- Directed by
- Woody Allen
- Written by
- Woody Allen
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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