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21 Grams

2003 · 124 min · Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu ★ IMDb 7.6 · 254,256 ratings

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Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to English émigré; Christina Peck, who's hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-convict who has found Jesus are brought together by a terrible accident which changes their lives.

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Emotional fingerprint

21 Grams (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 31%, Empathy 24%, Anxiety 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
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 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness47 %37 %42 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness54 %40 %46 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Tension59 %39 %48 %49 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Empathy56 %31 %41 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Tension67 %44 %50 %56 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Sadness75 %64 %64 %60 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Sadness66 %61 %60 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Sadness65 %59 %57 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Sadness69 %59 %55 %51 %
47.5 %≈ 59′Tension66 %48 %45 %60 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Tension68 %40 %43 %65 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Tension74 %49 %53 %69 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Sadness71 %55 %58 %60 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Love66 %54 %56 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 90′Sadness74 %61 %64 %54 %
77.5 %≈ 96′Sadness80 %70 %71 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 102′Sadness85 %79 %76 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 109′Sadness92 %85 %81 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 115′Tension90 %80 %71 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 121′Sadness82 %73 %53 %40 %
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

Naomi Watts

Cristina Peck

Benicio del Toro

Jack Jordan

Danny Huston

Michael Peck

Melissa Leo

Marianne Jordan

Clea DuVall

Claudia

CN
Carly Nahon

Cathy

CP
Claire Pakis

Laura

NN
Nick Nichols

Boy

JR
John Rubinstein

Gynecologist

Eddie Marsan

Reverend John

LK
Loyd Keith Salter

Fat Man

AA
Antef A. Harris

Basketball Guy

MM
Marc Musso

Freddy

TD
Teresa Delgado

Gina

TD
Trent Dee

Guard

TG
Tony Guyton

Guard #2

WE
Wayne E. Beech, Jr.

Inmate #1

KL
Keith Lamont Johnson

Inmate #2

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
124 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 254,256 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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