Permanent
2017 · 94 min · Director: Colette Burson
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
It's 1982, and the Dicksons (Jim, Jeanne, and Aurelie) move (are the new-comers) to a southern town where all the girls long for Farrah Fawcett-type curls (to match their back-woods accents/ and love to talk hair./ and obsess over their hair.) Pre-teen AURELIE begs her parents for a permanent, (known outside the south as a perm) hoping for life-changing curly waves but when they take her to a Beauty School instead of a salon to save money, disaster ensues. A bored Student-Beautician accidentally sets the timer for too long, and the perm ends up destroying Aurelie's already low-grade social life as well as her hair follicles. Aurelie is left as a gawky yet endearing young teenager trying to navigate junior high with what some kids call an afro, then throw things at her, from epithets to dodgeballs.
Emotional fingerprint
Permanent (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 45%, Empathy 20%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor45%
- Empathy20%
- Surprise15%
- Sadness10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Surprise. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Joy
- Sympathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Joy | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 40 % | 38 % | 8 % | 23 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 45 % | 43 % | 9 % | 31 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 49 % | 45 % | 10 % | 38 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 44 % | 8 % | 44 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 43 % | 6 % | 45 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 55 % | 38 % | 6 % | 49 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 35 % | 6 % | 49 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 61 % | 40 % | 9 % | 40 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 38 % | 8 % | 44 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sympathy | 54 % | 36 % | 5 % | 44 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Humor | 46 % | 39 % | 6 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Hope | 41 % | 36 % | 8 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Humor | 46 % | 40 % | 9 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Humor | 54 % | 46 % | 14 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Humor | 51 % | 44 % | 16 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Hope | 49 % | 38 % | 14 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Hope | 56 % | 31 % | 26 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Joy | 70 % | 29 % | 56 % | 21 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Joy | 80 % | 33 % | 75 % | 15 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 92′ | 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
Aurelie
Brett
Audience Member (uncredited)
Maylene
Sally
Harold
Poetry Boy
Mary John
Trish
Lydia
Kid on Bus
Mrs. Trip
Ray
Mrs. Martingale
Details
- Directed by
- Colette Burson
- Written by
- Colette Burson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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