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1985

2018 · 86 min · Director: Yen Tan ★ IMDb 7.2 · 2,852 ratings

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A closeted young man goes home for the holidays and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.

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1985 (2018) — 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

  1. Love10%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Love
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Sadness
Love
Empathy
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 68 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessLoveEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Love38 %17 %37 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Love36 %18 %33 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Love39 %21 %31 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Empathy43 %25 %28 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension43 %25 %26 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Love48 %26 %41 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Love55 %34 %49 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Sadness56 %41 %38 %48 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Hope56 %41 %29 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Tension63 %50 %31 %56 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Sadness61 %49 %38 %55 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Love49 %29 %38 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Empathy53 %35 %28 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Sadness70 %61 %24 %64 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Sadness80 %78 %38 %74 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Sadness84 %83 %53 %79 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Sadness84 %77 %66 %78 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Love85 %75 %79 %76 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Sadness88 %80 %82 %78 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

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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Aidan Langford

Andrew

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Ryan Piers Williams

Marc

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Michael Darby

Leo

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Bryan Massey

Pastor Jon

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Bill Heck

Slow Dancer

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Tina Parker

Cashier

Details

Directed by
Yen Tan
Written by
Yen Tan, Hutch Crane
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 2,852 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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Data: JustWatch · Wikidata

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