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Fiddler on the Roof

1971 · 181 min · Director: Norman Jewison ★ IMDb 8 · 52,969 ratings

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In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.

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Fiddler on the Roof (1971) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope15%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Love
  • Humor

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Love
Humor
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 peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessLoveHumor
2.5 %≈ 5′Humor40 %8 %17 %40 %
7.5 %≈ 14′Humor44 %13 %13 %44 %
12.5 %≈ 23′Humor50 %13 %9 %50 %
17.5 %≈ 32′Humor50 %8 %16 %44 %
22.5 %≈ 41′Love51 %8 %31 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 50′Joy57 %14 %30 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 59′Tension59 %20 %21 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 68′Tension57 %21 %26 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 77′Joy58 %16 %29 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 86′Tension61 %23 %31 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 95′Love65 %31 %44 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 104′Joy61 %26 %38 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 113′Tension55 %24 %26 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 122′Love57 %29 %41 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 131′Love66 %44 %57 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 140′Sadness71 %60 %55 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 149′Sadness79 %73 %46 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 158′Sadness86 %81 %45 %14 %
92.5 %≈ 167′Sadness85 %79 %54 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 176′Sadness82 %73 %60 %15 %
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

CT
Chaim Topol

NC
Norma Crane

LF
Leonard Frey

MP
Molly Picon

PM
Paul Mann

RH
Rosalind Harris

MM
Michele Marsh

NS
Neva Small

RL
Ray Lovelock

EE
Elaine Edwards

Shprintze

CB
Candy Bonstein

Bielke

SR
Shimen Ruskin

Mordcha

ZS
Zvee Scooler

Rabbi

LZ
Louis Zorich

Constable

AS
Alfie Scopp

Avram

HG
Howard Goorney

Nachum

BD
Barry Dennen

Mendel

Vernon Dobtcheff

Russian Official

RM
Ruth Madoc

Fruma Sarah

Details

Directed by
Norman Jewison
Written by
Joseph Stein
Type
Movies
Released
1971
Runtime
181 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 8 · 52,969 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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