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A Nutcracker Christmas

2016 · 86 min · Director: Michael Lembeck ★ IMDb 6.6 · 1,970 ratings

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When her niece is cast in The Philadelphia Ballet's production of the Nutcracker, a jaded ex-ballerina is forced to come to terms with the life and love she left behind.

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A Nutcracker Christmas (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Nostalgia 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Love
20%Hope
  1. Love30%
  2. Hope20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Nostalgia, Hope. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Nostalgia and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Love
  • Joy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Love
Joy
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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 eases around 23 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveJoySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Joy53 %32 %48 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Joy59 %29 %55 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Joy69 %31 %47 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Sadness72 %33 %28 %48 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Love58 %33 %25 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension45 %28 %26 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Humor44 %29 %26 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Love46 %36 %26 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Humor46 %31 %25 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Tension49 %25 %22 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Sadness56 %34 %23 %37 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Love58 %44 %33 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Joy53 %41 %38 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Love51 %39 %34 %22 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Joy55 %36 %31 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension64 %39 %32 %21 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Love70 %49 %47 %14 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Joy73 %54 %55 %3 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Love76 %60 %51 %5 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Joy77 %63 %60 %11 %
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

Amy Acker

Lily

SR
Sascha Radetsky

SL
Sophia Lucia

KB
Katherine Barrell

Beth

SM
Shauna MacDonald

Sharon

Kenneth Welsh

Dimitri

SM
Sara Mitich

Jade

SM
Siobhan Murphy

Jen

TP
Tina Pereira

Juliette

AH
Alex Hook

Beth (at age 12)

DA
David Alexander Miller

David

Details

Directed by
Michael Lembeck
Written by
Nicole Avril
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States, Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 1,970 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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