Code 46
2003 · 93 min · Director: Michael Winterbottom
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This movie is a love story set in a Brave New World-type near-future where cities are heavily controlled and accessible only through checkpoints. People cannot travel unless they have "papeles" (papers in Spanish; words and sentences in many languages, especially Spanish, French, and Chinese are mixed with English in this new world), a special travel permit issued by the totalitarian government, the "Sphinx". Outside these cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens, people without IDs forced to live primitive lives. William Geld (Tim Robbins) is a family man who works as a government investigator. When he is sent to Shanghai to solve a case of fake IDs, he meets a woman named Maria Gonzales (Samantha Morton). Although he realizes she is behind the forgeries, he cannot help but fall completely in love with her. He hides her crime and they have a wild, passionate affair that can last only as long as his visa: twenty-four hours. Back home, William is obsessed with the memory of Maria. When the original investigation is inevitably re-opened a week later and William is sent back to finish the work he started, he tracks her down only to discover she has been accused of a Code 46 violation, and any further relationship is therefore impossible.
Emotional fingerprint
Code 46 (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Love 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Love25%
- Anxiety20%
- Confusion15%
- Curiosity10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Love, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Love and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Curiosity
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Curiosity | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 18 % | 45 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 15 % | 49 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 10 % | 46 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Love | 45 % | 6 % | 41 % | 31 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Love | 48 % | 10 % | 38 % | 40 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Love | 49 % | 16 % | 26 % | 45 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Love | 46 % | 21 % | 16 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 50 % | 35 % | 24 % | 25 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sadness | 57 % | 40 % | 41 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 29 % | 54 % | 13 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 34 % | 53 % | 16 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 50 % | 49 % | 25 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Curiosity | 66 % | 48 % | 51 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 38 % | 45 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 59 % | 35 % | 34 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Love | 64 % | 37 % | 29 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 39 % | 29 % | 49 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 75 % | 46 % | 27 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 80 % | 63 % | 22 % | 42 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 91′ | 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
Wole
Bikku
Himself
Weather Girl
Boxer
William's Boss
Paul
Details
- Directed by
- Michael Winterbottom
- Written by
- Frank Cottrell Boyce
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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