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Love Story

1970 · 100 min · Director: Arthur Hiller ★ IMDb 6.9 · 40,829 ratings

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Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.

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Emotional fingerprint

Love Story (1970) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Love
  1. Love25%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Joy

Love
Sadness
Tension
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 13 %, then rises around 68 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness50 %33 %30 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Love48 %31 %14 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension44 %26 %10 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Love49 %38 %13 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Love56 %50 %13 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Love54 %39 %19 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension53 %24 %21 %51 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension55 %26 %21 %51 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Love59 %46 %18 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Love61 %57 %11 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Humor57 %50 %18 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Love54 %44 %21 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Joy54 %41 %9 %18 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Joy68 %39 %21 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Sadness78 %38 %55 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Love73 %48 %64 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness74 %56 %65 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Sadness81 %59 %75 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Sadness90 %68 %86 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Sadness95 %70 %93 %22 %
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

AM
Ali MacGraw

RN
Russell Nype

SW
Sydney Walker

SW
Sydney Walker

Dr. Shapeley

RM
Robert Modica

KB
Katherine Balfour

SB
Sudie Bond

WD
Walker Daniels

Ray Stratton

JM
John Merensky

Steve

AD
Andrew Duncan

Reverend Blauvelt

CF
Charlotte Ford

Clerk

JG
Julie Garfield

Bystander at Harpsichord Concerto

KO
Kevin O'Neal

MB
Milo Boulton

Details

Directed by
Arthur Hiller
Written by
Erich Segal
Type
Movies
Released
1970
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 40,829 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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