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Dear Zoe

2022 · 94 min · Director: Gren Wells ★ IMDb 5.9 · 2,437 ratings

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Tess enlists her biological father – a lovable slacker from the wrong side of the tracks – and the charming juvenile delinquent next door to help her come to grips with the death of her little sister.

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Dear Zoe (2022) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

15%Love
  1. Love15%
  2. Hope15%
  3. Guilt10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Sadness
Empathy
Love
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness73 %70 %58 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sadness74 %69 %56 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension65 %51 %46 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Love54 %35 %41 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Sadness49 %34 %43 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor49 %35 %44 %32 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Empathy51 %29 %40 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor54 %19 %31 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Love57 %21 %31 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Love60 %25 %34 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Humor61 %20 %32 %51 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Love64 %26 %36 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Sadness63 %41 %44 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Sadness64 %51 %53 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Sadness70 %56 %61 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Empathy75 %63 %69 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Sadness84 %78 %78 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Sadness88 %83 %80 %61 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Love78 %68 %63 %69 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Love67 %55 %40 %63 %
Icarus

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

Theo Rossi

Nick DeNunzio

KC
Kweku Collins

VL
Vivien Lyra Blair

VL
Vivien Lyra Blair

Emily Gladstone

MN
Mckenzie Noel Rusiewicz

TW
Tanyell Waivers

TW
Tanyell Waivers

Vicky

JC
Jessica Capshaw

JC
Jessica Capshaw

Elly Gladstone

SG
Sophie Guest

DJ
Daniel Johnson

DJ
Daniel Johnson

Teacher (uncredited)

LK
Laurie Klatscher

Grammy

Details

Directed by
Gren Wells
Written by
Melissa Martin
Type
Movies
Released
2022
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 2,437 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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