Christmas Pen Pals
2018 · 90 min · Director: Siobhan Devine
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After being dumped by her boyfriend, a successful tech wiz dating-app creator returns to her hometown for the holiday season, and her dad gets her to sign up for the annual Christmas Cupid anonymous matchmaking event.
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Emotional fingerprint
Christmas Pen Pals (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Happiness 35%, Love 25%, Nostalgia 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Happiness35%
- Love25%
- Nostalgia15%
- Hope15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Happiness, Love, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Happiness, Love and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Curiosity
- Relief
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Curiosity | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 33 % | 13 % | 27 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 38 % | 16 % | 31 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 20 % | 38 % | 6 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 44 % | 25 % | 41 % | 5 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 26 % | 41 % | 4 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 50 % | 24 % | 39 % | 5 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 49 % | 23 % | 40 % | 8 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 26 % | 40 % | 6 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Love | 51 % | 36 % | 33 % | 9 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 60 % | 48 % | 34 % | 13 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Love | 60 % | 51 % | 43 % | 10 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Love | 51 % | 44 % | 41 % | 8 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 49 % | 36 % | 40 % | 6 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 37 % | 40 % | 5 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 63 % | 44 % | 38 % | 14 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Love | 64 % | 53 % | 45 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Love | 65 % | 57 % | 59 % | 19 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Curiosity | 70 % | 59 % | 66 % | 21 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Love | 78 % | 70 % | 51 % | 46 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Love | 85 % | 83 % | 25 % | 67 % |
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
Ian
Mike Jones
Greg Williams
Waitress
Young Max
Lizzy
Ice Skater
Details
- Directed by
- Siobhan Devine
- Written by
- Carley Smale
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Happiness
- Data updated
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