Life in a Day
2011 · 95 min · Director: Kevin Macdonald, Tegan Bukowski, Loressa Clisby, Zillah Bowes, Phil Loarie, Kjell Bismeyer, Jon Haas
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What do you get when you ask the people of the world to chronicle a single day in their lives? You get 80,000 submissions, 4500 hours of footage, from 192 countries. Kevin Macdonald has taken this raw material, all shot on July 24, 2010, and created a 90-minute paean to what it means to be human in the world today.
Emotional fingerprint
Life in a Day (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Awe 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration30%
- Awe25%
- Empathy20%
- Joy15%
- Nostalgia10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Awe, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Documentary. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Awe and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Joy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Joy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Joy | 37 % | 7 % | 30 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Joy | 36 % | 14 % | 26 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Love | 40 % | 29 % | 26 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 41 % | 30 % | 28 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Joy | 46 % | 33 % | 35 % | 15 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Joy | 50 % | 36 % | 39 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 43 % | 24 % | 24 % | 14 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 41 % | 19 % | 16 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Joy | 44 % | 20 % | 20 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sadness | 45 % | 24 % | 24 % | 15 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Love | 49 % | 35 % | 30 % | 15 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 51 % | 41 % | 31 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Love | 57 % | 48 % | 39 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 56 % | 43 % | 44 % | 13 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Humor | 48 % | 31 % | 33 % | 14 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Love | 53 % | 30 % | 20 % | 28 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 68 % | 21 % | 15 % | 53 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 74 % | 21 % | 19 % | 60 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Love | 66 % | 30 % | 19 % | 38 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 60 % | 23 % | 13 % | 22 % |
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
Herself
Herself
Himself
Details
- Directed by
- Kevin Macdonald, Tegan Bukowski, Loressa Clisby, Zillah Bowes, Phil Loarie, Kjell Bismeyer, Jon Haas
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
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