The Kindness of Strangers
2019 · 112 min · Director: Lone Scherfig
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called 'Winter Palace, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The 'Winter Palace,' soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.
Emotional fingerprint
The Kindness of Strangers (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 22%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
AI estimate · no viewer votes yet
How we measure
AI estimate
Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
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 Empathy, Sadness, Hope. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness 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.
How did it make you feel?
Votes are saved to the fingerprint once you’re signed in.
Pick up to three · 0/3
Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 33 % | 28 % | 20 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 28 % | 23 % | 15 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Empathy | 33 % | 28 % | 16 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 44 % | 39 % | 21 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Relief | 52 % | 48 % | 30 % | 46 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Empathy | 63 % | 55 % | 41 % | 56 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 68 % | 57 % | 44 % | 63 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Empathy | 64 % | 57 % | 44 % | 54 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Empathy | 65 % | 61 % | 49 % | 53 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 77 % | 73 % | 60 % | 65 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Empathy | 84 % | 80 % | 69 % | 64 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 76 % | 74 % | 65 % | 50 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 64 % | 61 % | 55 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 57 % | 54 % | 48 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 59 % | 53 % | 41 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Empathy | 58 % | 50 % | 34 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Hope | 57 % | 45 % | 24 % | 32 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Relief | 68 % | 50 % | 21 % | 18 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Hope | 69 % | 51 % | 23 % | 9 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Hope | 58 % | 37 % | 13 % | 3 % |
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.
AI reading of the film’s English subtitles (dialogue and sound cues) — not viewer votes. How we measure ↗
Kadri — your film companion
AIAsk anything about The Kindness of Strangers. From the film’s own dialogue and FeelDB data, at your spoiler level.
Afterward Reveal viewer responses · may contain spoilers
Viewer responses about feelings after the title ended, separate from feelings while watching. No AI estimates.
0 responses so far
Feeling details appear after at least 3 viewers respond, to protect privacy.
Cast
Claire
Mary
Singh
Ellen
Bonnie
Receptionist
Sergei
Details
- Directed by
- Lone Scherfig
- Written by
- Lone Scherfig
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2019
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Country
- Denmark, Canada, Sweden, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
Rent
Feels similar
More like this →Emotion overlap shows mood similarity, not a prediction of enjoyment.
