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Kramer vs. Kramer

1979 · 105 min · Director: Robert Benton ★ IMDb 7.8 · 168,814 ratings

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Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

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Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Love
  1. Love20%
  2. Relief20%

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Empathy
Sadness
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Love55 %35 %18 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness59 %48 %38 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Empathy55 %51 %39 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Empathy53 %49 %35 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Sadness54 %50 %43 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Empathy48 %45 %36 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Empathy53 %49 %38 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Sadness64 %55 %43 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Love65 %50 %26 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Tension69 %53 %23 %57 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension71 %56 %36 %69 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension70 %54 %38 %64 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Relief64 %48 %26 %54 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Love57 %46 %28 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Empathy64 %56 %40 %57 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension74 %66 %48 %66 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Empathy79 %71 %57 %68 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Sadness83 %75 %73 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Sadness86 %79 %74 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Relief87 %78 %62 %30 %
Riches to rags

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

JH
Justin Henry

BM
Bill Moor

JR
Jack Ramage

JO
Jess Osuna

Ackerman

NH
Nicholas Hormann

Interviewer

EP
Ellen Parker

Teacher

SB
Shelby Brammer

Ted's Secretary

CN
Carol Nadell

Mrs. Kline

DG
Donald Gantry

Surgeon

JS
Joe Seneca

Partygoer

DG
David Golden

Grocer

SA
Sean Albertson

Boy in Hospital (uncredited)

IK
Iris Klein

Partygoer (as Iris Alhanti)

Details

Directed by
Robert Benton
Written by
Robert Benton, Avery Corman
Type
Movies
Released
1979
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 168,814 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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