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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

2022 · 99 min · Director: Richard Linklater ★ IMDb 7.2 · 13,738 ratings

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A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia with a fantastical account of a journey to the moon.

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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Nostalgia 35%, Smile 25%, Inspiration 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Smile25%
  2. Awe10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Nostalgia, Smile, Inspiration. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Animation. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Nostalgia, Smile and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Nostalgia
  • Awe
  • Excitement

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Nostalgia

Dominant emotion: Awe

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Nostalgia
Awe
Excitement
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityNostalgiaAweExcitement
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor48 %42 %25 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Nostalgia53 %53 %25 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Nostalgia56 %63 %14 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Nostalgia56 %61 %5 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Nostalgia56 %55 %21 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Awe59 %56 %40 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Nostalgia57 %61 %26 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Nostalgia55 %63 %5 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Nostalgia56 %63 %0 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Nostalgia56 %59 %4 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Nostalgia55 %45 %14 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Excitement61 %31 %31 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Excitement65 %35 %40 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Nostalgia59 %50 %32 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Nostalgia60 %56 %33 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Excitement70 %49 %44 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Awe79 %43 %63 %59 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Awe80 %50 %75 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Nostalgia64 %49 %57 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Excitement43 %30 %32 %27 %
Rags to riches

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

MC
Milo Coy

LE
Lee Eddy

LE
Lee Eddy

Mom

NL
Natalie L'Amoreaux

JB
Jessica Brynn Cohen

SC
Sam Chipman

DG
Danielle Guilbot

Glen Powell

Bostick

LJ
Larry Jack Dotson

Grandfather

ML
Mona Lee Fultz

Grandmother #1

JG
Jennifer Griffin

Grandmother #2

HB
Holt Boggs

Sam The Rocket Man

RA
Reese Armstrong

Tony

NJ
Natalie Joy

Music Class Teacher

SD
Suzanne Deal Booth

Science Teacher

CO
Chris Olson

Principal Cowan

SD
Samuel Davis

Pinball Buyer

Details

Directed by
Richard Linklater
Type
Animation
Released
2022
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America, Netherlands
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 13,738 ratings
Feels mostly
Nostalgia
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