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John Rabe

2009 · 134 min · Director: Florian Gallenberger ★ IMDb 7.2 · 7,034 ratings

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A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

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John Rabe (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 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 Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness27 %22 %17 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Sadness30 %24 %20 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Sadness48 %33 %39 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Tension68 %40 %61 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Tension71 %38 %63 %48 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Disturbing71 %35 %53 %48 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Hope69 %35 %46 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Hope69 %40 %55 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Tension74 %50 %66 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Sadness79 %61 %69 %56 %
52.5 %≈ 70′Disturbing86 %71 %74 %76 %
57.5 %≈ 77′Sadness90 %74 %79 %86 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Disturbing86 %70 %75 %78 %
67.5 %≈ 90′Sadness84 %68 %73 %69 %
72.5 %≈ 97′Disturbing88 %71 %70 %63 %
77.5 %≈ 104′Sadness86 %68 %63 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Tension85 %48 %74 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 117′Relief90 %49 %70 %49 %
92.5 %≈ 124′Sadness92 %72 %38 %62 %
97.5 %≈ 131′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

DM
Dagmar Manzel

Dora Rabe

Steve Buscemi

Dr. Robert Wilson

Daniel Brühl

Dr. Rosen

ZJ
Zhang Jingchu

Langshu

Teruyuki Kagawa

Prince Asaka Yasuhiko

Anne Consigny

Valérie Duprès

GJ
Gottfried John

Dr. Oskar Trautmann

MH
Mathias Herrmann

Werner Fließ

Tetta Sugimoto

Nakajima Kesago

Akira Emoto

Matsui Iwane

Arata Iura

Major Ose

SL
Shaun Lawton

Rev. John Magee

CR
Christian Rodska

Dr. Lewis Smythe

FY
Fang Yu

Hsianglin Han

CH
Christoph Hagen Dittmann

Christian Kröger

HE
Hans-Eckart Eckhardt

Bernd Franz

Togo Igawa

Fukuda Tokuyasu

HH
Hans-Joachim Heist

Hans Scheel

LD
Lin Dongfu

Chiang Kai-Shek

Details

Directed by
Florian Gallenberger
Written by
Florian Gallenberger, John Rabe, Erwin Wickert
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
134 min
Country
France, China, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Belgium
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 7,034 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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