Normal Life
1996 · 101 min · Director: John McNaughton
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Chris Anderson and his wife Pam live a fairly normal life until Chris loses his job on the police force and secretly turns to robbing banks to make his wife's dreams come true. Upon discovering his secret, she joins his deadly crime wave and together they terrorize an unsuspecting suburban town.
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Normal Life (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 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 Anxiety, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Sympathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 67 % | 63 % | 5 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Love | 46 % | 36 % | 8 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Love | 41 % | 25 % | 21 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 53 % | 33 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Love | 55 % | 29 % | 35 % | 38 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Love | 49 % | 25 % | 20 % | 28 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 46 % | 36 % | 19 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 51 % | 46 % | 30 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 56 % | 45 % | 44 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 58 % | 45 % | 46 % | 46 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 56 % | 46 % | 40 % | 45 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 51 % | 31 % | 43 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 65 % | 61 % | 18 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 63 % | 63 % | 11 % | 20 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 66 % | 66 % | 16 % | 23 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 73 % | 66 % | 33 % | 38 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 75 % | 61 % | 53 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 80 % | 71 % | 51 % | 49 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 82 % | 80 % | 38 % | 40 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Officer Swift
Adele Anderson
Jeremy Anderson
Details
- Directed by
- John McNaughton
- Written by
- Bob Schneider, Peg Haller
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1996
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
Where to watch
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