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Before Sunrise

1995 · 101 min · Director: Richard Linklater ★ IMDb 8.1 · 385,813 ratings

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American tourist Jesse and French student Celine meet by chance on the train from Budapest to Vienna. Sensing that they are developing a connection, Jesse asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, and she agrees. So they pass the time before his scheduled flight the next morning together. How do two perfect strangers connect so intimately over the course of a single day? What is that special thing that bonds two people so strongly? As their bond turns to love, what will happen to them the next morning when Jesse flies away?

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Before Sunrise (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 8.1/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Melancholy
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Love
Melancholy
Humor
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 rises around 68 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveMelancholyHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor33 %7 %5 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor38 %9 %10 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity43 %13 %15 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor46 %20 %11 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor45 %29 %11 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Love44 %29 %24 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Melancholy46 %20 %31 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Humor45 %15 %28 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Melancholy41 %15 %24 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity41 %20 %19 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Love44 %25 %23 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Melancholy44 %21 %28 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Curiosity45 %26 %20 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Love54 %45 %20 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Love63 %55 %34 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Melancholy65 %54 %45 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Love65 %55 %43 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Love68 %60 %44 %13 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Love65 %55 %51 %9 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Melancholy55 %42 %48 %3 %
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

AE
Andrea Eckert

HP
Hanno Pöschl

Husband on Train

KB
Karl Bruckschwaiger

Guy on Bridge

TR
Tex Rubinowitz

Guy on Bridge

EM
Erni Mangold

Palm Reader

DC
Dominik Castell

Street Poet

HW
Harold Waiglein

Guitarist in Club

BJ
Bilge Jeschim

Belly Dancer

K
Kurti

Percussionist

HW
Hans Weingartner

Cafe Patron

LL
Liese Lyon

Cafe Patron

PI
Peter Ily Huemer

Cafe Patron

OR
Otto Reiter

Cafe Patron

HF
Hubert Fabian Kulterer

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BA
Branko Andrić 'Andrla'

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CS
Constanze Schweiger

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JS
John Sloss

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Details

Directed by
Richard Linklater
Written by
Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States, Austria
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.1 · 385,813 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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