To the Wonder
2012 · 112 min · Director: Terrence Malick
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Neil (Ben Affleck) is an American traveling in Europe who meets and falls in love with Marina (Olga Kurylenko), a Ukrainian divorcée who is raising her 10-year-old daughter Tatiana in Paris. The lovers travel to Mont St. Michel, the island abbey off the coast of Normandy, basking in the wonder of their newfound romance. Neil makes a commitment to Marina, inviting her to relocate to his native Oklahoma with Tatiana. He takes a job as an environmental inspector and Marina settles into her new life in America with passion and vigor. After a holding pattern, their relationship cools. Marina finds solace in the company of another exile, the Catholic priest Father Quintana (Javier Bardem), who is undergoing a crisis of faith. Work pressures and increasing doubt pull Neil further apart from Marina, who returns to France with Tatiana when her visa expires. Neil reconnects with Jane (Rachel McAdams), an old flame. They fall in love until Neil learns that Marina has fallen on hard times. Gripped by a sense of responsibility - and his own crisis of faith - he rekindles with Marina after another trip to France. She returns with him to Oklahoma, resuming her American life. But the old sorrows eventually return.
Emotional fingerprint
To the Wonder (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Love 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Love25%
- Awe20%
- Sadness15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Love, Awe. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Love and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Love
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Love | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 58 % | 10 % | 58 % | 24 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Love | 59 % | 14 % | 59 % | 31 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Love | 54 % | 20 % | 50 % | 37 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 54 % | 36 % | 39 % | 46 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 57 % | 49 % | 29 % | 53 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 55 % | 48 % | 19 % | 48 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 53 % | 43 % | 14 % | 43 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Empathy | 56 % | 44 % | 24 % | 49 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 65 % | 56 % | 38 % | 60 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 69 % | 61 % | 45 % | 61 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Love | 60 % | 45 % | 49 % | 48 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Love | 48 % | 27 % | 47 % | 33 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 55 % | 43 % | 17 % | 37 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 64 % | 51 % | 20 % | 43 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 72 % | 60 % | 23 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sadness | 53 % | 43 % | 23 % | 42 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Hope | 52 % | 32 % | 32 % | 33 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Tatiana
Sexton
Neighbor #1
Neighbor #2
Classmate #1
Classmate #2
Teenage Girl with Baby
Woman at Wedding
Parish Council President
Doctor
Lois
Homeless Woman
Convict
Details
- Directed by
- Terrence Malick
- Written by
- Terrence Malick
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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