The Bridge
2006 · 93 min · Director: Eric Steel
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People suffer largely unnoticed while the rest of the world goes about its business. This is a documentary exploration of the mythic beauty of the Golden Gate Bridge, the most popular suicide destination in the world, and those drawn by its call. Steel and his crew filmed the bridge during daylight hours from two separate locations for all of 2004, recording most of the two dozen deaths in that year (and preventing several others). They also taped interviews with friends, families and witnesses, who recount in sorrowful detail stories of struggles with depression, substance abuse and mental illness. Raises questions about suicide, mental illness and civic responsibility as well as the filmmaker's relationship to his fraught and complicated material.
Emotional fingerprint
The Bridge (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Awe 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Awe25%
- Empathy20%
- Disturbing15%
- Anxiety5%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Awe, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Documentary. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Awe and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Disturbing | 63 % | 43 % | 35 % | 38 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 54 % | 40 % | 37 % | 29 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Empathy | 49 % | 39 % | 44 % | 25 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sadness | 57 % | 49 % | 51 % | 31 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sadness | 71 % | 66 % | 61 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 75 % | 73 % | 68 % | 39 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 73 % | 70 % | 68 % | 41 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 76 % | 75 % | 71 % | 45 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sadness | 78 % | 71 % | 71 % | 53 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 76 % | 61 % | 69 % | 61 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sadness | 83 % | 64 % | 74 % | 70 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 85 % | 64 % | 76 % | 68 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 77 % | 61 % | 74 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 71 % | 63 % | 70 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 71 % | 64 % | 68 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sadness | 76 % | 70 % | 70 % | 53 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sadness | 81 % | 77 % | 74 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 81 % | 80 % | 75 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 78 % | 76 % | 73 % | 19 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 73 % | 70 % | 68 % | 13 % |
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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Details
- Directed by
- Eric Steel
- Written by
- Tad Friend
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2006
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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