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Hawking

2004 · 90 min · Director: Philip Martin ★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,675 ratings

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A drama documenting the life and work of the theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking who, despite being diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21, has galvanized the scientific world with his ground-breaking work on the nature of the universe. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock)

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Hawking (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 22%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe13%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Awe
  • Inspiration
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Awe

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Awe
Inspiration
Curiosity
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 dips around 53 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityAweInspirationCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity42 %23 %10 %42 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Awe44 %29 %9 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity55 %24 %5 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sadness75 %18 %6 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sadness74 %18 %19 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity54 %19 %30 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity46 %24 %29 %45 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity48 %28 %24 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity49 %26 %21 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor44 %20 %15 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity40 %11 %19 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Inspiration46 %9 %31 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Humor51 %20 %30 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Awe61 %31 %24 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Sadness73 %33 %29 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity74 %43 %44 %59 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity74 %55 %57 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Inspiration80 %65 %70 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Awe86 %74 %80 %44 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Inspiration87 %72 %83 %33 %
Rags to riches

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

Benedict Cumberbatch

Stephen Hawking

Peter Firth

Sir Fred Hoyle

TW
Tom Ward

Roger Penrose

TH
Tom Hodgkins

LD
Lisa Dillon

Jane Wilde

John Sessions

Dennis Sciama

PN
Phoebe Nicholls

Isobel Hawking

MB
Michael Brandon

Arno Penzias

TH
Tom Hodgkins

Robert Wilson

Alice Eve

Martha Guthrie

Adam Godley

Frank Hawking

Matthew Marsh

Dr. John Holloway

Anastasia Hille

Nurse Susan McClean

BC
Bertie Carvel

George Ellis

CG
Carolina Giammetta

Lidia Sciama

SA
Sebastian Armesto

Robert Silkin

RS
Rohan Siva

Jayant Narlikar

DC
Deirdre Costello

Barmaid

LS
Linda Spurrier

Train Passenger

AH
Anthony Howell

Hamlet

Details

Directed by
Philip Martin
Written by
Peter Moffat
Type
Movies
Released
2004
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,675 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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