The Air I Breathe
2007 · 95 min · Director: Jieho Lee
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A frustrated and clumsy bank clerk overhears the conversation of three coworkers in the toilet about a fix in a horse race, and bets a large amount. He loses the bet and owes the money to the dangerous and powerful mobster Fingers. A gangster who works for Fingers has the ability of foreseeing pieces of the future; he is assigned to collect money for the boss, with his troublemaker nephew Tony, and is beaten up by a gang. The manager of pop-star Trista loses her contract to Fingers without her agreement and she is threatened by the gangster. A dedicated doctor seeks a blood donor that might have a rare blood type to save the life of his secret and unrequited passion, a beautiful epidemiologist who's married to a friend.
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Emotional fingerprint
The Air I Breathe (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Sadness15%
- Curiosity10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
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- Sympathy
- Relief
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sympathy | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 20 % | 17 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 40 % | 18 % | 0 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 68 % | 66 % | 31 % | 1 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 80 % | 80 % | 43 % | 4 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 79 % | 78 % | 40 % | 4 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 40 % | 3 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 60 % | 55 % | 33 % | 3 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 51 % | 21 % | 9 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 60 % | 50 % | 23 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 41 % | 26 % | 15 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 59 % | 48 % | 39 % | 5 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 49 % | 56 % | 8 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sympathy | 69 % | 46 % | 59 % | 13 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 70 % | 58 % | 49 % | 9 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 68 % | 63 % | 44 % | 5 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 75 % | 71 % | 51 % | 5 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 79 % | 73 % | 56 % | 19 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Relief | 68 % | 53 % | 49 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Relief | 58 % | 37 % | 42 % | 57 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Details
- Directed by
- Jieho Lee
- Written by
- Jieho Lee, Bob DeRosa
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2007
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- United States, Mexico
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
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