Fish Tank
2009 · 123 min · Director: Andrea Arnold
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Mia, an aggressive fifteen-year-old girl, lives on an Essex estate with her tarty mother, Joanne, and precocious little sister Tyler. She has been thrown out of school and is awaiting admission to a referrals unit and spends her days aimlessly. She begins an uneasy friendship with Joanne's slick boyfriend, Connor, who encourages her one interest, dancing.
Emotional fingerprint
Fish Tank (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Sadness20%
- Anxiety15%
- Anger10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy 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
- Empathy
- Disturbing
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Disturbing | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 63 % | 28 % | 38 % | 62 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 64 % | 36 % | 46 % | 61 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 55 % | 34 % | 41 % | 53 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 43 % | 26 % | 24 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Empathy | 38 % | 26 % | 11 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Hope | 39 % | 26 % | 14 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Disturbing | 40 % | 28 % | 26 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 43 % | 34 % | 27 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Hope | 43 % | 35 % | 18 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Hope | 40 % | 31 % | 16 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 41 % | 29 % | 24 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 45 % | 30 % | 33 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Disturbing | 59 % | 45 % | 50 % | 49 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 74 % | 63 % | 68 % | 61 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Disturbing | 66 % | 56 % | 57 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 59 % | 49 % | 46 % | 49 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Tension | 69 % | 59 % | 57 % | 60 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Empathy | 67 % | 60 % | 48 % | 46 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Sadness | 60 % | 55 % | 20 % | 19 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 120′ | Empathy | 58 % | 53 % | 8 % | 8 % |
Cinderella
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
Tyler Williams
Kelly
Keeley
Keeleys Dad
Keira
Tyler's Friend
Tyler's Friend
Tall Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
Shouting Man
Van Man
Club Man
Details
- Directed by
- Andrea Arnold
- Written by
- Andrea Arnold
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Netherlands
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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