Beasts of No Nation
2015 · 137 min · Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in a fictional West African country. While Agu fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination Depicts the mechanics of war and does not shy away from explicit, visceral detail, and paints a complex, difficult picture of Agu as a child soldier.
Emotional fingerprint
Beasts of No Nation (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Disturbing 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Disturbing25%
- Empathy20%
- Fear15%
- Hope10%
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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, Disturbing, Empathy. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Disturbing and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 35 % | 2 % | 18 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Tension | 46 % | 19 % | 35 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 73 % | 54 % | 68 % | 45 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 89 % | 66 % | 86 % | 75 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 53 % | 75 % | 74 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 70 % | 40 % | 57 % | 60 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 41 % | 64 % | 66 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 60 % | 72 % | 83 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Disturbing | 88 % | 71 % | 67 % | 83 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 84 % | 62 % | 70 % | 75 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 56 % | 77 % | 78 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 56 % | 77 % | 82 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 40 % | 67 % | 63 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 65 % | 30 % | 61 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Tension | 77 % | 55 % | 66 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 91 % | 83 % | 63 % | 75 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Sadness | 92 % | 81 % | 64 % | 65 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 120′ | Tension | 89 % | 66 % | 63 % | 53 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 127′ | Empathy | 89 % | 68 % | 45 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 134′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Agu
Strika
Sergeant Gaz
Father Friday
Mother
Father
Angry Bush Taxi Driver
Village Constable
Paramount Chief
Young Girl
Ecomod 2nd Lieutenant
Big Brother
Pastor
Old Witch Woman
Grandfather
BBC Host
Details
- Directed by
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Written by
- Cary Joji Fukunaga, Uzodinma Iweala
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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