Days of the Bagnold Summer
2019 · 86 min · Director: Simon Bird
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The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird's directorial debut is a funny, charming and wince-inducingly accurate adaptation of Joff Winterhart's graphic novel, with a soundtrack by Belle & Sebastian. Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019) sweetly draws you into the wobbly relationship between well-intentioned single librarian Sue Bagnold and her black-clad teenage son Daniel, who'd rather listen to Metallica than his mother. Daniel was meant to spend the summer in Florida visiting his dad, but is now stuck with Mum following the trip's cancellation. The film boasts supporting turns by Rob Brydon and Alice Lowe, but belongs to its two leads. Long-suffering Sue is sympathetically portrayed by Monica Dolan, with Earl Cave's Daniel a suitably lank-haired, pale-skinned picture of adolescent metal-head angst.
Emotional fingerprint
Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Nostalgia15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Love. 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
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 40 % | 27 % | 17 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Sympathy | 45 % | 39 % | 26 % | 28 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sympathy | 45 % | 39 % | 23 % | 32 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 43 % | 28 % | 11 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 43 % | 24 % | 9 % | 43 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 44 % | 31 % | 15 % | 41 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Sympathy | 45 % | 38 % | 19 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Love | 44 % | 34 % | 15 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 49 % | 38 % | 23 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Sympathy | 55 % | 48 % | 35 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 46 % | 34 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sympathy | 50 % | 43 % | 27 % | 31 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Humor | 51 % | 43 % | 25 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 48 % | 34 % | 34 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 60 % | 54 % | 23 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 71 % | 69 % | 68 % | 18 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 61 % | 56 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Humor | 55 % | 41 % | 30 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Love | 58 % | 27 % | 15 % | 37 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Esther
Teen Server
Katie
Alex
Jake
George
Receptionist
Waitress
Nancy
Sophie
Details
- Directed by
- Simon Bird
- Written by
- Lisa Owens, Joff Winterhart
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2019
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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