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The Beat That My Heart Skipped

2005 · 107 min · Director: Jacques Audiard ★ IMDb 7.2 · 21,791 ratings

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Will Thomas still lead a life of crime and cruelty, just like his thuggish father, or will he pursue his dream of becoming a pianist?

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The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Crime, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 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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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Hope

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Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

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Empathy
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 38 %, then peaks around 78 %, then dips around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy40 %33 %27 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension41 %38 %23 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension39 %33 %24 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Hope40 %28 %30 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Hope48 %36 %31 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension51 %44 %27 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Hope41 %34 %24 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension35 %31 %20 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension45 %43 %23 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Love53 %46 %33 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Tension54 %48 %35 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Tension56 %50 %36 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Empathy55 %49 %36 %5 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension56 %54 %29 %5 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension63 %63 %25 %5 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Tension64 %63 %30 %9 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Tension53 %46 %35 %16 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Hope37 %25 %30 %20 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 104′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Niels Arestrup

Robert Seyr

JZ
Jonathan Zaccaï

Fabrice

LP
Linh-Dan Pham

Miao Lin

AY
Anton Yakovlev

Minskov

Mélanie Laurent

Minskov's Girlfriend

AA
Agnès Aubé

Woman

ED
Etienne Dirand

Old Man

DF
Denis Falgoux

Metreur

SW
Sandy Whitelaw

Mr. Fox

EF
Emmanuel Finkiel

Conservatory Professor

J
Jian-Zhang

Jean-Pierre

OH
Omar Habib

Assad

JD
Jamal Djabou

Mounir

VG
Vladislav Galard

Clerk

WS
Walter Shnorkell

Verodin

Details

Directed by
Jacques Audiard
Written by
James Toback, Jacques Audiard, Tonino Benacquista
Type
Movies
Released
2005
Runtime
107 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama, Crime, Music
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 21,791 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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