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Birth

2004 · 100 min · Director: Jonathan Glazer ★ IMDb 6.3 · 45,517 ratings

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Young widow Anna is finally getting on with her life after her husband Sean's death. Now engaged to be married, she meets a 10-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to her fiancé's concern, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life.

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Emotional fingerprint

Birth (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anxiety 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anxiety, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Curiosity
  • Empathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Sadness
Curiosity
Empathy
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 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessCuriosityEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity35 %11 %22 %19 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Love40 %5 %22 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity44 %5 %34 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity51 %10 %51 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity56 %16 %52 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension51 %17 %43 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity50 %13 %46 %22 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity57 %15 %57 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity61 %28 %55 %37 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Sadness61 %43 %45 %51 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Empathy56 %38 %36 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension56 %25 %27 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension64 %22 %29 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension67 %26 %46 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Curiosity67 %41 %58 %39 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Sadness73 %60 %51 %52 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness77 %69 %34 %66 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Sadness71 %62 %19 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Sadness58 %48 %11 %46 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Love49 %38 %5 %25 %
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

CB
Cameron Bright

Young Sean

Danny Huston

Joseph

AE
Alison Elliott

Laura

MD
Michael Desautels

Sean

Anne Heche

Clara

Peter Stormare

Clifford

Ted Levine

Mr. Conte

Cara Seymour

Mrs. Conte

JM
Joe M. Chalmers

Sinclair

ZC
Zoe Caldwell

Mrs. Hill

CG
Charles Goff

Mr. Drummond

SS
Sheila Smith

Mrs. Drummond

MA
Milo Addica

Jimmy

MC
Mary Catherine Wright

Young Woman

SJ
Scott Johnsen

Caterer

EG
Elizabeth Greenberg

Teacher

Details

Directed by
Jonathan Glazer
Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière, Jonathan Glazer, Milo Addica, Milo Addica
Type
Movies
Released
2004
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 45,517 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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