Beautiful Boy
2010 · 101 min · Director: Shawn Ku
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Bill and Kate are in an emotionless marriage with their only son away at college. They knew he didn't sound happy but then comes the news that he was the mass murderer at his school killing 17 professors, fellow students and himself. They try to move on with their lives but they are held back by their own grief and the fact that the media and everyone around them view them as monsters. The more they fight it, they realize they only have each other.
Emotional fingerprint
Beautiful Boy (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 30%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy20%
- Anxiety10%
- Hope5%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 32 % | 18 % | 20 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 49 % | 39 % | 39 % | 34 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 79 % | 73 % | 69 % | 63 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 86 % | 80 % | 79 % | 66 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Sadness | 75 % | 68 % | 71 % | 54 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Sadness | 69 % | 61 % | 68 % | 45 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 70 % | 61 % | 69 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 73 % | 63 % | 70 % | 48 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 69 % | 59 % | 66 % | 44 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 71 % | 63 % | 68 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 79 % | 64 % | 70 % | 31 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Love | 79 % | 53 % | 64 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 84 % | 64 % | 68 % | 65 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 85 % | 75 % | 73 % | 70 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 72 % | 61 % | 68 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 70 % | 56 % | 68 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Empathy | 79 % | 65 % | 74 % | 56 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 86 % | 76 % | 83 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 86 % | 75 % | 79 % | 34 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Love | 78 % | 62 % | 63 % | 20 % |
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
Bonnie
Church Pastor
Young Sammy
Baby Shower Carl / Web Reporter Voice
TV News Reporter
Radio Reporter (voice) / Television Ranter
TV Reporter (voice)
TV Reporter (voice)
Dylan
Details
- Directed by
- Shawn Ku
- Written by
- Shawn Ku, Michael Armbruster
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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