Table Manners
2018 · 105 min · Director: Leli Maki
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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
- Humor35%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Nostalgia10%
- Satisfaction10%
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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
- Sadness
- Love
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Love | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 52 % | 13 % | 27 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 60 % | 31 % | 19 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 70 % | 57 % | 14 % | 6 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 74 % | 69 % | 19 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sadness | 70 % | 65 % | 40 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sadness | 68 % | 53 % | 59 % | 34 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Love | 64 % | 38 % | 56 % | 39 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 60 % | 30 % | 41 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Hope | 61 % | 18 % | 28 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Humor | 61 % | 11 % | 26 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 60 % | 25 % | 31 % | 35 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 65 % | 45 % | 31 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sadness | 70 % | 51 % | 29 % | 20 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 69 % | 46 % | 24 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 69 % | 53 % | 19 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 68 % | 53 % | 26 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Love | 68 % | 34 % | 50 % | 44 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Love | 74 % | 28 % | 65 % | 60 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Hope | 71 % | 29 % | 59 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Love | 62 % | 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
Lindiwe
Annette
Richard
Details
- Directed by
- Leli Maki
- Written by
- Nkuli Sibeko
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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