The Best Years
2020 · 129 min · Director: Gabriele Muccino
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The story of Italy, from the 80s to nowadays, told through the life of four friends, Giulio, Gemma, Paolo e Riccardo; during 40 years of loves, aspirations, success and failures.
Emotional fingerprint
The Best Years (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Nostalgia20%
- Sadness15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Joy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Joy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 58 % | 27 % | 32 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Joy | 53 % | 30 % | 38 % | 29 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sadness | 55 % | 36 % | 30 % | 48 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Sadness | 55 % | 38 % | 18 % | 49 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Joy | 53 % | 43 % | 26 % | 27 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Love | 61 % | 54 % | 41 % | 23 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 66 % | 43 % | 34 % | 43 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 63 % | 25 % | 19 % | 51 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 53 % | 28 % | 20 % | 36 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Love | 51 % | 29 % | 19 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 61 % | 21 % | 19 % | 45 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Joy | 58 % | 19 % | 29 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 49 % | 25 % | 29 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Love | 50 % | 29 % | 24 % | 41 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 54 % | 28 % | 18 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Sadness | 56 % | 35 % | 18 % | 53 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 59 % | 45 % | 29 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Nostalgia | 60 % | 46 % | 43 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Joy | 64 % | 50 % | 57 % | 16 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 126′ | Joy | 70 % | 60 % | 67 % | 10 % |
Man in a hole
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
Margherita Angelucci
Anna
Young Gemma
Young Paolo
Young Riccardo
Paolo's mother
Sveva Ristuccia
Luisa
Luciana
Arturo Morozzi
Nunzio
Aunt Ivana
Details
- Directed by
- Gabriele Muccino
- Written by
- Paolo Costella, Gabriele Muccino
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Country
- Italy
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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