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The Humans

2021 · 106 min · Director: Stephen Karam ★ IMDb 6.1 · 12,031 ratings

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Set inside a pre-war duplex in downtown Manhattan, The Humans follows the course of an evening in which the Blake family gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving. As darkness falls outside the crumbling building, mysterious things start to go bump in the night and family tensions reach a boiling point.

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The Humans (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 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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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Tension. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Sadness
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension30 %15 %5 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy34 %24 %10 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor37 %26 %13 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor39 %31 %20 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Empathy44 %40 %27 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Empathy42 %36 %23 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor47 %38 %29 %27 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Sadness58 %46 %41 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Humor58 %42 %35 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Empathy54 %43 %32 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Tension49 %40 %28 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Humor47 %36 %26 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Empathy49 %37 %28 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Humor49 %37 %25 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Empathy61 %53 %39 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Sadness77 %71 %64 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Sadness80 %71 %68 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Tension77 %62 %54 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Tension73 %54 %39 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Empathy65 %49 %32 %55 %
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

JH
Jayne Houdyshell

JH
Jayne Houdyshell

Deirdre

BF
Beanie Feldstein

Brigid

Steven Yeun

Richard

Details

Directed by
Stephen Karam
Written by
Stephen Karam
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 12,031 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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