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On Golden Pond

1981 · 109 min · Director: Mark Rydell ★ IMDb 7.6 · 38,257 ratings

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For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.

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On Golden Pond (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Sadness 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Empathy
25%Love
15%Sadness
  1. Empathy30%
  2. Love25%
  3. Sadness15%
  4. Humor15%
  5. Relief15%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Love
  • Humor
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveHumorTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Love32 %22 %22 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor40 %21 %35 %7 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor42 %18 %40 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor43 %24 %34 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Love50 %38 %31 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Love50 %37 %38 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Humor49 %21 %43 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Humor49 %12 %41 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Humor48 %22 %36 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Love49 %33 %27 %27 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Sadness50 %29 %25 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Humor47 %27 %34 %22 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Humor48 %28 %37 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension53 %24 %27 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Tension62 %21 %17 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension72 %29 %15 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Relief73 %45 %24 %37 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Love70 %56 %30 %27 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Love71 %60 %27 %46 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Love76 %65 %24 %61 %
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

Katharine Hepburn

Henry Fonda

Jane Fonda

DM
Doug McKeon

DC
Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Bill Ray

WL
William Lanteau

CR
Christopher Rydell

TG
Troy Garity

Troy Garity

Young Boy on Jetty (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Mark Rydell
Written by
Ernest Thompson
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
109 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 38,257 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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