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Ryan's Daughter

1970 · 206 min · Director: David Lean ★ IMDb 7.4 · 11,833 ratings

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In the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married schoolteacher in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.

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Ryan's Daughter (1970) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 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 Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance, History. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Sadness
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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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 5′Humor32 %22 %10 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 15′Love34 %21 %14 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 26′Love43 %23 %16 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 36′Love46 %25 %14 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 46′Empathy46 %34 %19 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 57′Love53 %45 %31 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 67′Empathy55 %49 %36 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 77′Empathy48 %36 %26 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 88′Love50 %27 %19 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 98′Love52 %29 %18 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 108′Humor46 %31 %20 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 118′Empathy56 %45 %33 %45 %
62.5 %≈ 129′Tension69 %46 %29 %61 %
67.5 %≈ 139′Tension74 %41 %25 %69 %
72.5 %≈ 149′Tension76 %55 %46 %66 %
77.5 %≈ 160′Sadness76 %70 %64 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 170′Empathy83 %79 %73 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 180′Sadness84 %79 %75 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 191′Sadness78 %73 %70 %37 %
97.5 %≈ 201′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

CJ
Christopher Jones

AO
Arthur O'Sullivan

AO
Arthur O'Sullivan

Mr. McCardle

EC
Evin Crowley

DS
Douglas Sheldon

Driver

GS
Gerald Sim

Captain

BJ
Barry Jackson

Corporal

DK
Des Keogh

Lanky Private

NT
Niall Tóibín

O'Keefe

PO
Philip O'Flynn

Paddy

DN
Donal Neligan

Moureen's Boyfriend

BO
Brian O'Higgins

Constable O'Connor

NO
Niall O'Brien

Bernard

OS
Owen Sullivan

Joseph

Details

Directed by
David Lean
Written by
Robert Bolt
Type
Movies
Released
1970
Runtime
206 min
Country
United Kingdom, Ireland
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 11,833 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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