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Motherhood

2009 · 90 min · Director: Katherine Dieckmann ★ IMDb 4.6 · 4,948 ratings

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In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of the challenges she's about to face in order to pull off the event.

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Motherhood (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Humor
  1. Humor20%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 4.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Joy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

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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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyJoyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor35 %32 %15 %12 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor40 %33 %14 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension46 %34 %8 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension43 %32 %6 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor37 %29 %8 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor36 %29 %12 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor38 %32 %16 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Empathy39 %33 %11 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor40 %32 %7 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Empathy41 %36 %14 %22 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Empathy46 %41 %24 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension53 %43 %20 %37 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension60 %43 %8 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension66 %48 %7 %53 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Empathy65 %50 %23 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Joy59 %44 %42 %16 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Joy59 %44 %50 %8 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Joy60 %47 %53 %3 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

DS
David Schallipp

MS
Matthew Schallipp

DT
Daisy Tahan

DT
Daisy Tahan

Clara Welch

AD
Alice Drummond

SS
Stephanie Szostak

SS
Stephanie Szostak

French Neighbor

Kerry Bishé

Good Sharing Mom

CL
Clea Lewis

CL
Clea Lewis

Lily

DS
Dale Soules

Hester

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

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Samantha Bee

Alison Hooper

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Sample Sale Friend

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Jake M. Smith

Snotty Production Assistant (as Jake Smith)

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Shannon Burkett

Woman in Bakery Line

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Arjun Gupta

Mikesh

Details

Directed by
Katherine Dieckmann
Written by
Katherine Dieckmann
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.6 · 4,948 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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