Fantasy Life
2025 · 91 min · Director: Matthew Shear, Matthew Shear
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
After losing his job as a paralegal, Sam Stein suffers a panic attack and stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters. The girls' mother, Dianne, is an actor whose once-promising career has stalled; she's in a difficult marriage to David, a rock bassist. When David goes abroad on tour, Dianne and Sam discover an easy rapport as well as a shared history of mental illness. Sam joins Dianne's family to babysit for the summer on Martha's Vineyard, and he ends up in a house with the woman he pines for, her husband, the three kids, and all four grandparents, including his psychiatrist.
Emotional fingerprint
Fantasy Life (2025) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Empathy | 57 % | 52 % | 32 % | 47 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 49 % | 44 % | 25 % | 32 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 40 % | 33 % | 16 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 41 % | 31 % | 19 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 45 % | 36 % | 28 % | 35 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 45 % | 38 % | 25 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Love | 46 % | 39 % | 21 % | 24 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 52 % | 43 % | 26 % | 31 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 61 % | 51 % | 27 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 61 % | 56 % | 27 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Love | 53 % | 46 % | 30 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 45 % | 33 % | 23 % | 29 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 44 % | 29 % | 15 % | 32 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 54 % | 39 % | 28 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 65 % | 51 % | 49 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 59 % | 50 % | 48 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Empathy | 53 % | 50 % | 38 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Empathy | 56 % | 56 % | 39 % | 24 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Empathy | 54 % | 46 % | 39 % | 18 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sadness | 50 % | 30 % | 40 % | 12 % |
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
Lauren
Kim
Sandy
Becky
Jennifer
Claire
Zoe
Emma
Eliju Miller-Finman
Tara
Details
- Directed by
- Matthew Shear, Matthew Shear
- Written by
- Matthew Shear, Matthew Shear
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2025
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
Data: JustWatch
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