This Is England
2006 · 102 min · Director: Shane Meadows
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
This is England: Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhead pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better. That is until Combo arrives on the scene bitter, dangerous, racist, militant and psychotic life for young Shaun has just approached his first major crossroads. This is England is a look back at the early eighties of British working-class life through the eyes of young Shaun and his new gang, and dealing with the bitterness of outside influences such as racism and xenophobia, of mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War; Thatcher's Britain: Did we ever have it so good? When you see Shaun, ask Him.
Emotional fingerprint
This Is England (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Anger 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Anger15%
- Humor15%
- Anxiety15%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Anger. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 48 % | 33 % | 33 % | 17 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 49 % | 33 % | 29 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 46 % | 18 % | 26 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 51 % | 8 % | 20 % | 3 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Joy | 57 % | 5 % | 16 % | 1 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 51 % | 3 % | 21 % | 9 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 49 % | 5 % | 36 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 61 % | 21 % | 57 % | 45 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 65 % | 40 % | 60 % | 46 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 59 % | 33 % | 49 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 20 % | 56 % | 60 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 21 % | 61 % | 65 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Humor | 55 % | 20 % | 45 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 50 % | 28 % | 39 % | 26 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sadness | 53 % | 35 % | 38 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Joy | 57 % | 35 % | 44 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 54 % | 64 % | 65 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Sadness | 76 % | 65 % | 51 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Sadness | 60 % | 55 % | 22 % | 23 % |
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
Smell
Kes
Trev
Pob
Mr Dudley
Details
- Directed by
- Shane Meadows
- Written by
- Shane Meadows
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2006
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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