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I'll Be Home for Christmas

2016 · 84 min · Director: James Brolin, James Brolin ★ IMDb 6.1 · 3,038 ratings

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Jackie Foster (Suvari), is a dynamic Assistant District Attorney and single mom. But when Jackie's estranged dad, Jack (Brolin), a gruff retired police officer, unexpectedly shows up at her door, they will be forced to confront ol...

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I'll Be Home for Christmas (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Love
  1. Love25%
  2. Hope15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Joy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

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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 rises around 88 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveJoySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor35 %20 %13 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Sadness37 %24 %15 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Love43 %31 %24 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor44 %34 %27 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Love46 %30 %19 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Sadness51 %24 %13 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Humor50 %23 %15 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Sadness50 %33 %26 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Joy51 %38 %36 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Humor51 %36 %36 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Love54 %41 %36 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Love56 %48 %31 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Love56 %49 %25 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Love53 %40 %33 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Joy49 %31 %38 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Love49 %27 %25 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Tension56 %25 %11 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Tension69 %40 %21 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 78′Love80 %68 %54 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 82′Joy85 %80 %75 %18 %
Rags to riches

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

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Giselle Eisenberg

JR
John Reardon

Mike

JB
Jacob Blair

Rand Edwards

MB
Melissa Bolona

Mrs. Ellis

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Laura Miyata

Linda Parker

DW
Dale Whibley

Luke Tate

AA
Angela Asher

Suzi Tate

AL
Angelica Lisk-Hann

Cello Player

Daniel Kash

Chief Ed Haller

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States, Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 3,038 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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