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Table Manners

2018 · 105 min · Director: Leli Maki ★ IMDb 5.1 · 54 ratings

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Housewife Megan's idyllic life is thrown into turmoil, when it emerges that her husband, Lloyd, faces a heavy prison sentence for tax evasion. Megan, caught completely unawares is sent into a tailspin as she, not only loses her husband, her home and her comfortable suburban life, but also finds herself implicated in the tax fraud and facing jail time. Down on her luck and with nothing to her name Megan has to rediscover who she really is. With the help of her son and her best friend, Lindiwe, she finds solace and hope in her life-long love and affinity for cooking. She learns that the path back home begins with realizing that she is enough and all she needs is her family, food and love. Life's 3 courses made easy.

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Table Manners (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
  1. Humor35%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.1/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Love
  • Hope

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 18 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessLoveHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor52 %13 %27 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension60 %31 %19 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness70 %57 %14 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness74 %69 %19 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Sadness70 %65 %40 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Sadness68 %53 %59 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Love64 %38 %56 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Sadness60 %30 %41 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Hope61 %18 %28 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Humor61 %11 %26 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Humor60 %25 %31 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension65 %45 %31 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Sadness70 %51 %29 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Humor69 %46 %24 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Tension69 %53 %19 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Sadness68 %53 %26 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Love68 %34 %50 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Love74 %28 %65 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Hope71 %29 %59 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Love62 %18 %52 %43 %
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

DL
Diaan Lawrenson

RS
Renate Stuurman

RS
Renate Stuurman

Lindiwe

Nv
Neels van Jaarsveld

TM
Thabo Malema

JL
John Lata

FR
Fiona Ramsay

FR
Fiona Ramsay

Annette

JT
Jonathan Taylor

JT
Jonathan Taylor

Richard

JR
Julian Robinson

RS
Russel Savadier

Jonty

SH
Siphiwe Hlabangane

Details

Directed by
Leli Maki
Written by
Nkuli Sibeko
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
105 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.1 · 54 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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