Beijing Bicycle
2001 · 113 min · Director: Xiaoshuai Wang, Wang Xiaoshuai
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A seventeen-year-old country boy working in Beijing as a courier has his bicycle stolen, and finds it with a schoolboy his age.
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Emotional fingerprint
Beijing Bicycle (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Tension20%
- Inspiration15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Tension. 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
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Hope | 37 % | 27 % | 8 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Hope | 39 % | 30 % | 10 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Hope | 41 % | 35 % | 21 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 50 % | 46 % | 36 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Empathy | 57 % | 54 % | 38 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Hope | 55 % | 50 % | 28 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Empathy | 55 % | 51 % | 29 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Empathy | 59 % | 54 % | 45 % | 39 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 60 % | 54 % | 55 % | 34 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Empathy | 57 % | 55 % | 44 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Empathy | 58 % | 50 % | 38 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 64 % | 48 % | 54 % | 33 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Empathy | 70 % | 56 % | 68 % | 40 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 68 % | 59 % | 65 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Empathy | 54 % | 48 % | 44 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 38 % | 19 % | 21 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 40 % | 37 % | 10 % | 30 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Tension | 90 % | 85 % | 90 % | 75 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Guo Liangui
Jian
Father
Mother
Rongrong
Manager
Accountant
Mantis
Qiu Sheng
Details
- Directed by
- Xiaoshuai Wang, Wang Xiaoshuai
- Written by
- Peggy Chiao, Hsiao-Ming Hsu, Danian Tang, Hsu Hsiao-Ming, Tang Danian
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2001
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Country
- France, Taiwan, China
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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