Gentle Ben
2002 · 100 min · Director: David S. Cass Sr., David S. Cass Sr.
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When Mark goes for a visit with his uncle he's thrown into a world he knows not much about. Little does he know it'll be a world he's going to have to become very familiar with. One character Mark becomes very familiar and friendly with is a very tame black bear who he later names Ben
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Gentle Ben (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Love 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Awe. Genres: Drama, Family, TV Movie. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Relief
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 30 % | 13 % | 15 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 32 % | 19 % | 18 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 36 % | 26 % | 29 % | 5 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Empathy | 44 % | 40 % | 31 % | 9 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Empathy | 50 % | 49 % | 26 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Empathy | 50 % | 46 % | 34 % | 5 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 56 % | 53 % | 46 % | 8 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 60 % | 57 % | 48 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 58 % | 55 % | 45 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Empathy | 60 % | 56 % | 49 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 64 % | 55 % | 59 % | 11 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 68 % | 51 % | 68 % | 9 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 70 % | 48 % | 70 % | 8 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 66 % | 43 % | 66 % | 8 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 60 % | 43 % | 59 % | 9 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 63 % | 51 % | 60 % | 14 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 74 % | 61 % | 58 % | 33 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Relief | 80 % | 65 % | 40 % | 57 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Ranch Hand
Ms. Washborough
Gunther
Ben
Details
- Directed by
- David S. Cass Sr., David S. Cass Sr.
- Written by
- Walt Morey, Jim Makichuk
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
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