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Continental Divide

1981 · 103 min · Director: Michael Apted ★ IMDb 6.2 · 6,168 ratings

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A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

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Continental Divide (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 35%, Humor 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Love
25%Humor
  1. Love35%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Humor, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Humor and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Humor
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

Love
Humor
Joy
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 3 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveHumorJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor36 %0 %33 %11 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor45 %0 %40 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor56 %1 %51 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor59 %7 %55 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor52 %15 %51 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor51 %20 %50 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor53 %23 %50 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor52 %25 %49 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor52 %25 %47 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Humor49 %29 %44 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Humor51 %34 %41 %22 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension58 %41 %42 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Humor60 %47 %50 %22 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Humor55 %39 %52 %17 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Humor53 %30 %47 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Joy58 %42 %42 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Love66 %62 %37 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Love75 %75 %34 %32 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Love83 %82 %38 %52 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Love85 %84 %45 %70 %
Rags to riches

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

BB
Blair Brown

Nell Porter

Allen Garfield

Howard McDermott

TG
Tony Ganios

Max Bernbaum

Val Avery

Yablonowitz

LR
Liam Russell

ES
Everett Smith

BJ
Bruce Jarchow

BJ
Bruce Jarchow

Hellinger

ES
Eddie Schwartz

Jimmy

HH
Harold Holmes

Mr. Feeney

Ron Dean

Plesko

FH
Frankie Hill

Agatha

MB
Mike Bacarella

Delaney

EY
Elizabeth Young

Mrs. Feeney

Details

Directed by
Michael Apted
Written by
Lawrence Kasdan
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 6,168 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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