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First Man

2018 · 141 min · Director: Damien Chazelle ★ IMDb 7.3 · 220,301 ratings

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A Biopic on the life of the legendary American Astronaut Neil Armstrong from 1961-1969, on his journey to becoming the first human to walk the moon. Exploring the sacrifices and costs on the Nation and Neil himself, during one of the most dangerous missions in the history of space travel.

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First Man (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 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 Awe, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Relief
  • Awe

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Awe

Tension
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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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionReliefAwe
2.5 %≈ 4′Tension65 %48 %25 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Sadness58 %29 %18 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Relief44 %23 %15 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Joy40 %25 %10 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 32′Joy49 %24 %4 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 39′Sadness56 %34 %6 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 46′Tension55 %43 %23 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 53′Relief61 %53 %30 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 60′Tension70 %65 %19 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 67′Tension61 %51 %15 %9 %
52.5 %≈ 74′Joy61 %43 %11 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 81′Tension70 %56 %6 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 88′Tension65 %59 %9 %9 %
67.5 %≈ 95′Tension63 %57 %10 %13 %
72.5 %≈ 102′Tension60 %54 %10 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 109′Awe63 %56 %21 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 116′Tension76 %59 %49 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 123′Relief77 %33 %59 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 130′Awe72 %12 %47 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 137′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

Jason Clarke

Ed White

Kyle Chandler

Deke Slayton

Corey Stoll

Buzz Aldrin

Patrick Fugit

Elliot See

Christopher Abbott

David Scott

Ciarán Hinds

Robert R. Gilruth

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Olivia Hamilton

Patricia White

Pablo Schreiber

Jim Lovell

Shea Whigham

Gus Grissom

Lukas Haas

Michael Collins

Ethan Embry

Pete Conrad

Brian d'Arcy James

Joseph A. Walker

Cory Michael Smith

Roger B. Chaffee

KR
Kris Rey

Marilyn See

GW
Gavin Warren

Young Rick Armstrong

LW
Luke Winters

Older Rick Armstrong

CB
Connor Blodgett

Mark Armstrong

LS
Lucy Stafford

Karen Armstrong

Details

Directed by
Damien Chazelle
Written by
Josh Singer, James R. Hansen
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
141 min
Country
United States, Japan, China
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 220,301 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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