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Miracle on 34th Street

1947 · 96 min · Director: George Seaton ★ IMDb 7.9 · 60,216 ratings

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Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

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Miracle on 34th Street (1947) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Joy 30%, Humor 20%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Joy
20%Humor
20%Hope
  1. Joy30%
  2. Humor20%
  3. Hope20%
  4. Relief15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Joy, Humor, Hope. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Joy, Humor and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Hope
  • Empathy
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Empathy
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 63 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeEmpathyHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor33 %12 %12 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor32 %14 %16 %31 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor34 %18 %24 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Joy37 %21 %33 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Empathy41 %23 %34 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor40 %24 %26 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Hope38 %24 %26 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor40 %24 %29 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor41 %29 %28 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Hope38 %28 %30 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Empathy42 %15 %35 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension57 %13 %44 %13 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Empathy60 %23 %48 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension53 %26 %38 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension51 %25 %31 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension50 %29 %30 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Hope50 %35 %31 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension54 %39 %35 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Hope56 %46 %31 %26 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Hope60 %55 %30 %28 %
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

Gene Lockhart

Judge Harper

PT
Philip Tonge

AG
Alvin Greenman

WF
William Frawley

Charlie Halloran

HA
Harry Antrim

JS
James Seay

PT
Philip Tonge

Julian Shellhammer

LB
Lela Bliss

Mrs. Shellhammer (uncredited)

Jack Albertson

Al (uncredited)

TD
Teddy Driver

Terry (uncredited)

WF
William Forrest

Dr. Rogers (uncredited)

TH
Theresa Harris

Cleo (uncredited)

RH
Robert Hyatt

Tommy Mara Jr. (uncredited)

WB
Walden Boyle

Judge's Clerk (uncredited)

DC
Dorothy Christy

Secretary (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
George Seaton
Written by
Valentine Davies, George Seaton
Type
Movies
Released
1947
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 60,216 ratings
Feels mostly
Joy
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