The Miracle Worker
1962 · 106 min · Director: Arthur Penn
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.
Emotional fingerprint
The Miracle Worker (1962) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration30%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Hope15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 8.1/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Hope
- Empathy
- Joy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Empathy | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 65 % | 30 % | 58 % | 4 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 56 % | 38 % | 51 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Hope | 46 % | 40 % | 41 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Empathy | 43 % | 35 % | 38 % | 13 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Hope | 44 % | 31 % | 35 % | 15 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Hope | 44 % | 31 % | 34 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Hope | 49 % | 31 % | 38 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 60 % | 27 % | 40 % | 7 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Hope | 62 % | 47 % | 53 % | 17 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 65 % | 45 % | 55 % | 7 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Empathy | 71 % | 43 % | 64 % | 1 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sadness | 70 % | 40 % | 64 % | 3 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Hope | 59 % | 48 % | 50 % | 11 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Hope | 53 % | 56 % | 44 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Hope | 55 % | 51 % | 50 % | 15 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Empathy | 60 % | 43 % | 59 % | 9 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Empathy | 64 % | 48 % | 59 % | 16 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Hope | 74 % | 65 % | 60 % | 41 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Joy | 87 % | 78 % | 70 % | 70 % |
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
Jimmie at Age 8 (uncredited)
1st Crone (uncredited)
2nd Crone (uncredited)
3rd Crone (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Arthur Penn
- Written by
- William Gibson, Helen Keller, William Gibson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1962
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
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