Waterloo Bridge
1940 · 108 min · Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.
Emotional fingerprint
Waterloo Bridge (1940) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Love 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Love25%
- Melancholy20%
- Nostalgia10%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Sadness
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Sadness | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 43 % | 18 % | 18 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Joy | 43 % | 26 % | 13 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Love | 44 % | 36 % | 11 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Love | 53 % | 49 % | 14 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Love | 61 % | 57 % | 21 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Love | 60 % | 54 % | 24 % | 32 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Hope | 61 % | 54 % | 11 % | 50 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Hope | 68 % | 58 % | 11 % | 60 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Love | 71 % | 54 % | 35 % | 48 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 68 % | 40 % | 49 % | 34 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 59 % | 23 % | 42 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 61 % | 16 % | 48 % | 16 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 75 % | 35 % | 51 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Joy | 80 % | 61 % | 34 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Hope | 73 % | 66 % | 24 % | 59 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Love | 60 % | 56 % | 20 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Hope | 56 % | 45 % | 28 % | 32 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 70 % | 49 % | 53 % | 20 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Love | 83 % | 63 % | 69 % | 13 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 87 % | 67 % | 77 % | 8 % |
Riches to rags
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
Sylvia
Marie
Beatrice
Mary
Violet
Grace
The Duke's Butler (uncredited)
Second Girl at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Groom (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Written by
- S. N. Behrman, George Froeschel, Hans Rameau, Hans Rameau
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1940
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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