Crimes of the Heart
1986 · 105 min · Director: Bruce Beresford
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Three sisters with quite different personalities and lives reunite when Babe, the youngest, has just shot her husband. Oldest sister Lenny takes care of their grandfather and is turning into an old maid. Meg, who aspires to make it in Hollywood as a singer and actress, has had a wild, man-filled life. Their reunion is joyful but also stirs up much tension.
Emotional fingerprint
Crimes of the Heart (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Humor25%
- Melancholy20%
- Anxiety15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Joy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 48 % | 28 % | 17 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 49 % | 35 % | 21 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Joy | 54 % | 41 % | 26 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Joy | 59 % | 45 % | 33 % | 35 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 53 % | 43 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 59 % | 45 % | 6 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sympathy | 66 % | 60 % | 43 % | 5 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 68 % | 57 % | 41 % | 6 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 54 % | 41 % | 8 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 48 % | 39 % | 18 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 61 % | 44 % | 34 % | 28 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 54 % | 41 % | 19 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 57 % | 44 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 63 % | 45 % | 31 % | 30 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Humor | 63 % | 39 % | 30 % | 33 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Humor | 64 % | 46 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sympathy | 70 % | 57 % | 41 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 79 % | 68 % | 49 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sympathy | 83 % | 68 % | 48 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Joy | 82 % | 57 % | 32 % | 62 % |
Man in a hole
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
Barnette Lloyd
Zackery Botrelle
Lucille Botrelle
Willie Jay
Annie May Jenkins
Little Lenny
Little Meg
Little Babe
Zackery's Concubine
Details
- Directed by
- Bruce Beresford
- Written by
- Beth Henley
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1986
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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