The Family Friend
2006 · 102 min · Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himself into other people's affairs, pretending to be the "family friend". One day he is asked by a man to lend him money for the wedding of Rosalba, his daughter. Geremia falls in love at first sight with the bewitching creature and and soon indulges in a "beauty and the beast" relationship...
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The Family Friend (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing35%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Sadness10%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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- Disgust
- Sympathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disgust
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Disgust | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 38 % | 8 % | 13 % | 17 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 36 % | 13 % | 19 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 39 % | 15 % | 28 % | 23 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Disgust | 44 % | 16 % | 34 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Disgust | 45 % | 23 % | 33 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sympathy | 49 % | 27 % | 34 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Disgust | 56 % | 31 % | 35 % | 44 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 43 % | 26 % | 50 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 63 % | 43 % | 33 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disgust | 68 % | 29 % | 54 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disgust | 68 % | 31 % | 57 % | 41 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 63 % | 36 % | 45 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 56 % | 30 % | 30 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 54 % | 38 % | 26 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sadness | 57 % | 45 % | 31 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 63 % | 44 % | 30 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sadness | 66 % | 53 % | 26 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Sadness | 67 % | 62 % | 23 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Details
- Directed by
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2006
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- Italy, France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
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