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Palmer

2021 · 110 min · Director: Fisher Stevens, Fisher Stevens ★ IMDb 7.3 · 52,969 ratings

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A bullied young non binary child lives with a drug addicted Mother and an abusive boyfriend . Palmer (Justin Timberlake) recently released from prison after serving 12 years for attempted murder, moves in with his Grandmother and rediscovers his heart in the process of learning to accept his past and a new way of being in the world.

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Palmer (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Hope
  1. Hope20%
  2. Love10%

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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 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Empathy
Sadness
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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 peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy30 %26 %12 %19 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy34 %32 %18 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Empathy38 %37 %22 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Relief44 %41 %29 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Sadness52 %49 %41 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Empathy54 %53 %41 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Empathy52 %50 %32 %22 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension46 %37 %21 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Joy42 %37 %17 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Empathy50 %49 %25 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Joy57 %53 %32 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Empathy57 %54 %33 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Empathy63 %60 %41 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Empathy70 %67 %49 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Empathy71 %70 %48 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Empathy74 %69 %52 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Tension81 %70 %61 %77 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Tension86 %76 %64 %67 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Relief79 %71 %46 %31 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Joy68 %58 %21 %6 %
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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

RA
Ryder Allen

Sam

June Squibb

Vivian Palmer

WE
Wynn Everett

Lucille Coles

JC
Jesse C. Boyd

Tommy Coles

CL
Charmin Lee

Judge Ellen Antheem

JB
Jake Brennan

Jake

J.D. Evermore

Principal Forbes

SL
Stephen Louis Grush

Daryl Reed

SD
Stacie Davis

Social Worker

CM
Carson Minniear

Toby Reed

TC
Theodus Crane

Parole Officer

HH
Hero Hunter

Boy

NX
Nicholas X. Parsons

Ned

RG
Ray Gaspard

Pastor

ZP
Zonia Pelensky

Melissa

Details

Written by
Cheryl Guerriero
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States, Luxembourg
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 52,969 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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