My Best Friend
2006 · 90 min · Director: Patrice Leconte
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.
Emotional fingerprint
My Best Friend (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Love15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Humor
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Humor | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 33 % | 15 % | 22 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 36 % | 11 % | 29 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 41 % | 15 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 50 % | 24 % | 46 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 51 % | 26 % | 49 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 45 % | 28 % | 40 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sympathy | 44 % | 34 % | 36 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 48 % | 34 % | 43 % | 11 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 49 % | 30 % | 44 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sympathy | 48 % | 36 % | 38 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 41 % | 39 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Joy | 55 % | 39 % | 38 % | 15 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Joy | 54 % | 39 % | 29 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 57 % | 45 % | 21 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sympathy | 68 % | 57 % | 16 % | 51 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sympathy | 69 % | 60 % | 18 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sympathy | 66 % | 49 % | 23 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 74 % | 49 % | 21 % | 71 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 81 % | 55 % | 14 % | 71 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Joy | 82 % | 50 % | 12 % | 55 % |
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
Julia
Marianne, Catherine's companion
Merchant at dinner
Friend at dinner
Madame Lebinet
Auctioneer
Friend at dinner
Self
Details
- Directed by
- Patrice Leconte
- Written by
- Patrice Leconte, Jérôme Tonnerre
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2006
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- France
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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