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Normal Life

1996 · 101 min · Director: John McNaughton ★ IMDb 6.3 · 2,711 ratings

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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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Emotional fingerprint

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

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Tension
Sadness
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessSympathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension67 %63 %5 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Love46 %36 %8 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Love41 %25 %21 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness53 %33 %39 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Love55 %29 %35 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Love49 %25 %20 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension46 %36 %19 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension51 %46 %30 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Sadness56 %45 %44 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Sadness58 %45 %46 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension56 %46 %40 %45 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Sympathy60 %51 %31 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension65 %61 %18 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension63 %63 %11 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension66 %66 %16 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension73 %66 %33 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness75 %61 %53 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension80 %71 %51 %49 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Tension82 %80 %38 %40 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Ashley Judd

Pam Anderson

LP
Luke Perry

Chris Anderson

BA
Bruce A. Young

Bruce A. Young

Agent Parker

EW
Edmund Wyson

MS
Michael Skewes

MS
Michael Skewes

Officer Swift

SC
Scott Cummins

KM
Kevin Mukherji

TT
Tom Towles

Tom Towles

Frank Anderson

PM
Penelope Milford

Adele Anderson

GH
Grady Hutt

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
★ IMDb 6.3 · 2,711 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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