The Perfect Candidate
2019 · 104 min · Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Maryam is an ambitious young doctor working in a small town clinic in Saudi Arabia. After Maryam is prevented from traveling to Dubai in search of a better job, a bureaucratic mixup leads her to stumble on the application for her local city elections and she decides to run.
Emotional fingerprint
The Perfect Candidate (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration35%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety15%
- Hope15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Hope
- Empathy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 52 % | 15 % | 47 % | 16 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 46 % | 27 % | 37 % | 12 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Hope | 46 % | 32 % | 35 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Empathy | 48 % | 28 % | 39 % | 17 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Hope | 47 % | 27 % | 37 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sadness | 49 % | 25 % | 34 % | 23 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 53 % | 30 % | 36 % | 22 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 56 % | 42 % | 44 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Hope | 55 % | 49 % | 43 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Hope | 53 % | 47 % | 36 % | 14 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Hope | 55 % | 45 % | 40 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Hope | 60 % | 49 % | 46 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 62 % | 52 % | 45 % | 19 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Hope | 59 % | 49 % | 41 % | 17 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 61 % | 48 % | 43 % | 16 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Hope | 67 % | 56 % | 53 % | 19 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Hope | 68 % | 52 % | 61 % | 35 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 64 % | 36 % | 58 % | 46 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Hope | 63 % | 45 % | 57 % | 36 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Hope | 69 % | 62 % | 64 % | 24 % |
Cinderella
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
Dr. Maryam Alsafan
Sara
Abdulaziz
Mohammed
Himself
Dr. Abeer
Khadeeja
Omar
Badria (voice)
Anas
Majid
Details
- Directed by
- Haifaa Al-Mansour
- Written by
- Haifaa Al-Mansour, Brad Niemann
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2019
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- Saudi Arabia, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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