The Sundowners
1960 · 133 min · Director: Fred Zinnemann
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling, and a racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.
Emotional fingerprint
The Sundowners (1960) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Nostalgia 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 Empathy, Love, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Adventure. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Hope
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Hope | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 43 % | 23 % | 17 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Humor | 46 % | 19 % | 13 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 46 % | 21 % | 9 % | 25 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 50 % | 25 % | 8 % | 39 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 66 % | 35 % | 13 % | 64 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 73 % | 46 % | 25 % | 63 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Hope | 56 % | 38 % | 34 % | 30 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Humor | 46 % | 30 % | 31 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 50 % | 39 % | 30 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Empathy | 53 % | 41 % | 34 % | 24 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 54 % | 35 % | 33 % | 31 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Humor | 60 % | 43 % | 26 % | 44 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Empathy | 66 % | 50 % | 30 % | 55 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Hope | 64 % | 39 % | 40 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 60 % | 30 % | 41 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Hope | 61 % | 35 % | 46 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Hope | 68 % | 51 % | 51 % | 35 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Sadness | 76 % | 65 % | 46 % | 55 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Tension | 71 % | 59 % | 36 % | 52 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 130′ | Humor | 58 % | 47 % | 28 % | 27 % |
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
Shearer
Shearer
Shearer
Shearer
Mrs. Bateman
Halstead
Farm Couple
Farm Couple
Details
- Directed by
- Fred Zinnemann
- Written by
- Isobel Lennart, Jon Cleary
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1960
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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