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The Nativity Story

2006 · 101 min · Director: Catherine Hardwicke ★ IMDb 6.8 · 12,299 ratings

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A drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.

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The Nativity Story (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Hope 30%, Empathy 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Hope
20%Awe
  1. Hope30%
  2. Awe20%
  3. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Hope, Empathy, Awe. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Hope, Empathy and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Hope
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Awe

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Empathy
Hope
Tension
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 57 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyHopeTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension63 %45 %28 %58 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Hope59 %48 %25 %50 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension61 %53 %23 %49 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Hope60 %45 %38 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Awe63 %44 %54 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Hope66 %49 %55 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Joy64 %39 %41 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension66 %40 %21 %51 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Empathy74 %61 %25 %65 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Hope73 %69 %46 %57 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Empathy64 %63 %50 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Empathy59 %54 %40 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension59 %49 %34 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Empathy60 %54 %38 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Hope65 %60 %41 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension78 %65 %48 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Awe84 %61 %55 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Awe78 %49 %53 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Hope70 %40 %55 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

KC
Keisha Castle-Hughes

Shaun Toub

Joachim

Stanley Townsend

Zechariah

Alexander Siddig

The Angel Gabriel

NS
Nadim Sawalha

Melchior

Ériq Ebouaney

Balthasar

SK
Stefan Kalipha

Gaspar

AG
Alessandro Giuggioli

Antipas

SA
Saïd Amadis

Tero

MG
Maria Giovanna Donzelli

Mary's Friend

FP
Francesca Piliero

Mary's Friend

SF
Serge Feuillard

High Priest

QN
Qais Nashif

Benjamin

AL
Andy Lucas

Tax Collector

TS
Tomer Sisley

Tax Collector

Details

Written by
Mike Rich, Mike Rich
Type
Movies
Released
2006
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 12,299 ratings
Feels mostly
Hope
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