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Song of the Sea

2014 · 94 min · Director: Tomm Moore ★ IMDb 8 · 69,206 ratings

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Saoirse is a child who is the last of the selkies, women in Irish and Scottish legends who transform from seals into people. She escapes from her grandmother's home to journey to the sea and free fairy creatures trapped in the modern world.

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Song of the Sea (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 35%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe35%

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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 Awe, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Animation. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Love
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Relief

Love
Tension
Sadness
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 rises around 53 %, then peaks around 73 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Love52 %33 %32 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension51 %21 %39 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sadness48 %17 %35 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
22.5 %≈ 21′Sadness58 %23 %40 %53 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Sadness54 %18 %31 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity57 %15 %35 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Tension60 %16 %43 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity54 %26 %40 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Relief55 %36 %45 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Tension66 %31 %60 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Tension76 %31 %66 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Sadness81 %40 %66 %64 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension83 %46 %71 %56 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Love84 %56 %78 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Tension80 %56 %76 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension75 %55 %65 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Love81 %70 %45 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Love79 %73 %19 %64 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Love63 %58 %3 %50 %
Cinderella

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

DR
David Rawle

Brendan Gleeson

Conor / Mac Lir (voice)

LH
Lisa Hannigan

Fionnula Flanagan

Granny / Macha (voice)

LO
Lucy O'Connell

Saoirse (voice)

JK
Jon Kenny

Ferry Dan / The Great Seanachaí (voice)

PS
Pat Shortt

Lug (voice)

CÓ
Colm Ó'Snodaigh

Mossy (voice)

LH
Liam Hourican

Spud / Bus Driver (voice)

KS
Kevin Swierszcz

Young Ben (voice)

WC
Will Collins

Additional Voices (voice)

PY
Paul Young

Additional Voices (voice)

Details

Directed by
Tomm Moore
Written by
Tomm Moore, Will Collins
Type
Animation
Released
2014
Runtime
94 min
Country
Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Ratings
★ IMDb 8 · 69,206 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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