Beautiful Boy
2018 · 121 min · Director: Felix van Groeningen
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Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
Emotional fingerprint
Beautiful Boy (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 40%, Empathy 25%, Sympathy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Sympathy. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Sympathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 63 % | 40 % | 57 % | 57 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Love | 58 % | 34 % | 51 % | 46 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Empathy | 51 % | 30 % | 45 % | 43 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 50 % | 25 % | 38 % | 41 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Hope | 51 % | 23 % | 34 % | 39 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 57 % | 34 % | 43 % | 49 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 63 % | 45 % | 54 % | 53 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Empathy | 64 % | 50 % | 57 % | 49 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 70 % | 56 % | 60 % | 59 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 75 % | 59 % | 65 % | 56 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Hope | 74 % | 44 % | 60 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Love | 68 % | 25 % | 46 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 63 % | 30 % | 43 % | 46 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 69 % | 48 % | 50 % | 66 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 74 % | 56 % | 56 % | 70 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 75 % | 61 % | 61 % | 70 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Sadness | 81 % | 73 % | 71 % | 68 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 81 % | 78 % | 73 % | 46 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Sadness | 66 % | 60 % | 55 % | 21 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Hope | 50 % | 38 % | 38 % | 12 % |
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
Daisy Sheff
8-Year-Old Nic Sheff
Destiny
Vince
Julia's Mother
Details
- Directed by
- Felix van Groeningen
- Written by
- Luke Davies, Felix van Groeningen, David Sheff
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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