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Joyland

2022 · 127 min · Director: Saim Sadiq ★ IMDb 7.6 · 8,759 ratings

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As a patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a son to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for its transgender starlet.

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Joyland (2022) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Love20%
  2. Hope15%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Sadness
Tension
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 28 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension47 %28 %7 %42 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension46 %31 %13 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Humor46 %36 %18 %39 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Empathy49 %44 %24 %43 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Empathy45 %44 %24 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Empathy40 %39 %18 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Humor48 %44 %24 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Empathy56 %48 %32 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Love50 %36 %23 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 60′Humor43 %30 %14 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 67′Humor48 %40 %23 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 73′Empathy55 %54 %36 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 79′Empathy60 %61 %43 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 86′Tension69 %63 %45 %64 %
72.5 %≈ 92′Tension73 %61 %49 %66 %
77.5 %≈ 98′Empathy59 %54 %43 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 105′Empathy56 %54 %45 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 111′Sadness79 %73 %71 %49 %
92.5 %≈ 117′Sadness93 %87 %88 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 124′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

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

AJ
Ali Junejo

RF
Rasti Farooq

AK
Alina Khan

SG
Sarwat Gilani

SP
Salmaan Peerzada

SS
Sohail Sameer

SS
Sania Saeed

RL
Ramiz Law

HA
Honey Albela

PU
Priya Usman Khan

H
Honey

Honey

SR
Shahbaz Rafiq

Nenson

II
Iftikhar India

India

UF
Umar Fiaz

Tipu

PB
Pakeeza Batool

Maeedah

EA
Eeshal Ali

Madiha

SM
Shiza Moin

Momina

MK
Muzammil Khan

Bobby

IH
Izna Hayat Khan

Geeta

SB
Saima Butt

Guru

Details

Directed by
Saim Sadiq
Written by
Saim Sadiq, Maggie Briggs
Type
Movies
Released
2022
Runtime
127 min
Country
Pakistan, United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 8,759 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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