I Don't Know How She Does It
2011 · 89 min · Director: Douglas McGrath, Douglas McGrath
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
As an employee at a Boston-based financial firm, Kate Reddy struggles daily to balance the demands of her high-powered career with the needs of her husband, Richard, and their two children. When she gets an account that requires frequent trips to New York and her husband gets a new job, Kate finds herself spread even thinner. Complicating Kate's life even more is her new business associate Jack Abelhammer, who throws temptation into the mix.
Emotional fingerprint
I Don't Know How She Does It (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Empathy 25%, Humor 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 Anxiety, Empathy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 5.0/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Empathy
- Joy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Empathy | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 49 % | 46 % | 28 % | 26 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 50 % | 47 % | 31 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 48 % | 45 % | 32 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 45 % | 38 % | 34 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 48 % | 39 % | 35 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 52 % | 44 % | 32 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 49 % | 39 % | 34 % | 17 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 48 % | 30 % | 42 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 50 % | 26 % | 45 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 48 % | 31 % | 40 % | 17 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 50 % | 40 % | 34 % | 23 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Joy | 53 % | 46 % | 29 % | 37 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 51 % | 43 % | 32 % | 37 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Humor | 49 % | 36 % | 38 % | 27 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 51 % | 29 % | 41 % | 22 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Empathy | 56 % | 23 % | 49 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 60 % | 18 % | 56 % | 26 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 63 % | 23 % | 56 % | 32 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Joy | 65 % | 33 % | 52 % | 46 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
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
Emily Reddy
Ben Reddy
Ben Reddy
Mika Brzezinski
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Details
- Directed by
- Douglas McGrath, Douglas McGrath
- Written by
- Aline Brosh McKenna, Allison Pearson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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