Good Sam
2019 · 90 min · Director: Kate Melville, Kate Miles Melville
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
When intrepid New York City TV news reporter Kate Bradley (Tiya Sircar) is assigned a story about a mysterious good samaritan who keeps leaving $100,000 cash gifts on citizens' doorsteps around the city, she's sure there's a catch. Kate sets out to identify the anonymous Good Samaritan, aka "Good Sam," and their true motives. As news of Good Sam sweeps across the country and the pressure mounts to uncover the truth, Kate's drawn down a surprising path that flips both her career and personal life upside down. As Kate unravels the surprising reasons behind the mysterious cash gifts, she opens her heart to a new love and the hope that selfless good is all around.
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Emotional fingerprint
Good Sam (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Hope 30%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Hope30%
- Humor25%
- Love20%
- Satisfaction15%
- Surprise10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Hope, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Hope, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.
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Emotional journey
- Hope
- Curiosity
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Curiosity | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 50 % | 17 % | 32 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 29 % | 43 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 33 % | 49 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 24 % | 53 % | 9 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 18 % | 51 % | 15 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 30 % | 48 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Hope | 57 % | 43 % | 40 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 65 % | 32 % | 36 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 29 % | 41 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Hope | 59 % | 38 % | 44 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 38 % | 49 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Hope | 53 % | 38 % | 45 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Love | 53 % | 30 % | 45 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 15 % | 55 % | 21 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 10 % | 54 % | 24 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 69 % | 13 % | 56 % | 20 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Curiosity | 73 % | 33 % | 60 % | 18 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Hope | 76 % | 64 % | 44 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Hope | 70 % | 68 % | 20 % | 49 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Hope | 53 % | 50 % | 7 % | 33 % |
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
Josh
Susan Andrews
Alex
Christina Gomez
Channel 9 Reporter
Channel 3 Reporter
Faith Haywood
Jesse Durham
John Baylor
Young Firefighter
Details
- Directed by
- Kate Melville, Kate Miles Melville
- Written by
- Teena Booth, Dete Meserve
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2019
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Hope
- Data updated
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