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Sunlight Jr.

2013 · 94 min · Director: Laurie Collyer ★ IMDb 5.6 · 3,516 ratings

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Quickie-mart employee Melissa and paraplegic Richie are very much in love. Supported only by Melissa’s small hourly wage, they are nevertheless thrilled to learn that Melissa is pregnant. Then their situation deteriorates, and their tenuous financial situation threatens to bring their happy life crashing down.

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Emotional fingerprint

Sunlight Jr. (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love10%
  2. Hope10%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sympathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sympathy
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 3 %, then peaks around 38 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Love30 %20 %7 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sympathy32 %29 %11 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sympathy38 %33 %14 %30 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Joy44 %24 %9 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Joy48 %18 %5 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Love48 %25 %8 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension57 %34 %9 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Joy64 %30 %5 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Love51 %26 %5 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Love41 %30 %10 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Sympathy48 %40 %18 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Tension56 %49 %24 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Sympathy57 %51 %29 %50 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Sympathy65 %58 %38 %59 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Sympathy69 %60 %43 %63 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Sympathy65 %59 %45 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Sympathy71 %66 %55 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Sympathy80 %75 %68 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Sympathy82 %77 %72 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Naomi Watts

Melissa

Tess Harper

Kathleen

AC
Antoni Corone

WH
William Haze

WH
William Haze

Actor

YG
Yvonne Gougelet

LL
Leyla Lawrence

JS
Jannette Sepwa

JS
Jannette Sepwa

Social Worker

TN
Tom Nowicki

Tom Nowicki

Doctor

JT
Judith Townsend

Prenatal Doctor

JA
John Archie

Tom

FS
Fawad Siddiqui

Jamshed

TC
Teo Castellanos

Jorge

BM
Beth Marshall

Molly

KH
Keith Hudson

Micky

AA
Adrienne Acevedo Lovette

Vivian

Details

Directed by
Laurie Collyer
Written by
Laurie Collyer
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 3,516 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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