Heartburn
1986 · 108 min · Director: Mike Nichols
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
An autobiographical look at the break-up of Screenwriter Nora Ephron's marriage to Carl "All the President's Men" Bernstein that was also a best-selling novel. The Ephron character, Rachel Samstat (Meryl Streep), is a food writer at a New York City magazine who meets Washington, D.C. columnist Mark Forman (Jack Nicholson) at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reservations about marriage. They buy a house, have a daughter, and Rachel thinks they are living happily ever after until she discovers that Mark is having an affair while she is waddling around with a second pregnancy.
Emotional fingerprint
Heartburn (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Humor 24%, Love 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 35 % | 2 % | 0 % | 33 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 40 % | 6 % | 1 % | 37 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 43 % | 9 % | 3 % | 40 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Love | 44 % | 13 % | 3 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Love | 44 % | 15 % | 4 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 46 % | 16 % | 3 % | 35 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Love | 52 % | 18 % | 2 % | 32 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Love | 52 % | 12 % | 1 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 52 % | 19 % | 16 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 63 % | 49 % | 46 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sympathy | 68 % | 66 % | 61 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 63 % | 58 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sympathy | 62 % | 58 % | 49 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 58 % | 44 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 55 % | 43 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sympathy | 52 % | 48 % | 36 % | 28 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sympathy | 54 % | 50 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 56 % | 43 % | 24 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 59 % | 54 % | 24 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 68 % | 62 % | 62 % | 19 % |
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
Thelma Rice
Juanita
Dan
Details
- Directed by
- Mike Nichols
- Written by
- Nora Ephron
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1986
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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