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Sunshine

2007 · 108 min · Director: Danny Boyle ★ IMDb 7.2 · 291,534 ratings

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50 years into the future, the Sun begins to die, and Earth is dying as a result. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun - but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind's last hope.

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Sunshine (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Awe 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Awe, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Awe and Tension. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Fear
Sadness
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity55 %45 %28 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness48 %35 %19 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity46 %33 %14 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity56 %49 %23 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension63 %61 %34 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension64 %64 %40 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension73 %71 %53 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension81 %76 %60 %51 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Sadness76 %69 %48 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity73 %68 %45 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension80 %79 %60 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Tension84 %80 %57 %57 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Sadness81 %73 %46 %69 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Tension81 %74 %56 %56 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension85 %81 %73 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension84 %81 %73 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Tension79 %76 %66 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Tension77 %68 %56 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Hope75 %52 %38 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

Rose Byrne

Cassie

Michelle Yeoh

Corazon

Cliff Curtis

Searle

Troy Garity

Harvey

Mark Strong

Pinbacker

PB
Paloma Baeza

Capa's Sister

AM
Archie Macdonald

Child

SM
Sylvie Macdonald

Child

CC
Chipo Chung

Voice of Icarus

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Kevin Hudson

Crew, Icarus I (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Danny Boyle
Written by
Alex Garland
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
108 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 291,534 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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