84 Charing Cross Road
1987 · 100 min · Director: David Hugh Jones
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
When a humorous script-reader in her New York City apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank P. Doel (Sir Anthony Hopkins), the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.
Emotional fingerprint
84 Charing Cross Road (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Nostalgia 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Nostalgia25%
- Love20%
- Melancholy15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Nostalgia, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Nostalgia and Love. 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
- Love
- Sadness
- Joy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Sadness | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 28 % | 3 % | 3 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Joy | 30 % | 8 % | 1 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 40 % | 16 % | 0 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 50 % | 29 % | 0 % | 31 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 50 % | 34 % | 3 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 44 % | 29 % | 6 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Joy | 46 % | 32 % | 8 % | 39 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Joy | 60 % | 51 % | 8 % | 55 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Love | 60 % | 53 % | 6 % | 50 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 46 % | 36 % | 6 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Love | 41 % | 36 % | 10 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Love | 45 % | 41 % | 23 % | 29 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 48 % | 35 % | 39 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 45 % | 28 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Humor | 40 % | 26 % | 18 % | 24 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Love | 39 % | 31 % | 13 % | 26 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Love | 51 % | 36 % | 31 % | 21 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 74 % | 44 % | 64 % | 13 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 87 % | 55 % | 82 % | 7 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Megan Wells
Ed
Mrs. Boulton
New York Bookseller
The Print Buyer
Willie, the Deli Owner
Maxine's Stage Manager
Bill's Great Aunt
Details
- Directed by
- David Hugh Jones
- Written by
- Helene Hanff, James Roose-Evans, Hugh Whitemore
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1987
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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