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First Love

2022 · 95 min · Director: A.J. Edwards ★ IMDb 4.8 · 2,268 ratings

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A young man’s difficult entry into adulthood, who experiences the highs and lows of his first love, while dealing with the familial fallout spurred by the financial crisis of 2008.

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Emotional fingerprint

First Love (2022) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Love 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love25%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 4.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Love
Sadness
Hope
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 18 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Love60 %43 %16 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Anxiety56 %29 %25 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Love49 %29 %20 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Anxiety48 %26 %25 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Sadness49 %22 %29 %14 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Love52 %30 %30 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Sadness59 %40 %35 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Love61 %46 %27 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Anxiety61 %36 %35 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Sadness67 %21 %60 %12 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Sadness65 %17 %63 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Sadness59 %26 %50 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Love54 %40 %33 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Love53 %50 %23 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Love65 %54 %35 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Anxiety69 %50 %42 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Love61 %44 %33 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Hope59 %43 %28 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Love68 %58 %22 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Love75 %72 %18 %48 %
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

HF
Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Jim Albright

SP
Sydney Park

SP
Sydney Park

Ann Matienzo

Jeffrey Donovan

Greg Albright

NT
Nikolai Tsankov

NT
Nikolai Tsankov

Father Alex

CG
Chris Galust

CG
Chris Galust

Casey Albright

NL
Nanrisa Lee

NL
Nanrisa Lee

Senior Manager

BW
Blake Weise

SL
Sharon Leal

Jeannine Matienzo

MP
Makeba Pace

AM
Aurelia Michael

Headhunter

Diane Venora

Aunt Irene

VV
Vincent Ventresca

Mark Albright

HC
Harrison Cone

Tol

SS
Stephen Singleton

Kris

KR
Kiara Romero

Liz

EH
Elena Heuzé

Kim

DG
Dominique Gayle

Natalie

EA
Emma Apgar

Amanda

AF
Alan Feinstein

Bill Sosoyan

Details

Directed by
A.J. Edwards
Written by
A.J. Edwards
Type
Movies
Released
2022
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.8 · 2,268 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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