It's Such a Beautiful Day
2012 · 62 min · Director: Don Hertzfeldt
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Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy.
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It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Humor 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Humor25%
- Sadness20%
- Empathy15%
- Awe10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Humor, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Animation. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 8.2/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Awe
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Awe
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Awe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 43 % | 18 % | 25 % | 2 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 5′ | Disturbing | 46 % | 27 % | 30 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 51 % | 30 % | 32 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Disturbing | 63 % | 36 % | 43 % | 5 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 66 % | 48 % | 55 % | 1 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 59 % | 48 % | 55 % | 0 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 63 % | 43 % | 51 % | 0 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 38 % | 44 % | 1 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 41 % | 38 % | 9 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sadness | 65 % | 56 % | 45 % | 18 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sadness | 71 % | 70 % | 59 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 75 % | 69 % | 65 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 75 % | 65 % | 70 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sadness | 76 % | 69 % | 76 % | 28 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Empathy | 73 % | 69 % | 74 % | 20 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 76 % | 74 % | 72 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 81 % | 78 % | 75 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 79 % | 71 % | 75 % | 59 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Awe | 83 % | 70 % | 71 % | 71 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Awe | 88 % | 73 % | 63 % | 85 % |
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
Details
- Directed by
- Don Hertzfeldt
- Written by
- Don Hertzfeldt
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 62 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
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