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Don't Go Breaking My Heart

2011 · 115 min · Director: Johnnie To ★ IMDb 6.5 · 2,127 ratings

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An original twist on an eternal triangle, where secret crush and unrequited love take on altogether newfangled meanings of their own.

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Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 35%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Love35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

Love
Sadness
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor33 %6 %18 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension38 %9 %20 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness41 %18 %29 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Hope43 %20 %35 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Humor44 %18 %35 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Sadness41 %15 %33 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Sadness39 %11 %23 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Humor41 %14 %12 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Humor45 %23 %7 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Humor46 %28 %13 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Humor48 %33 %18 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Love50 %41 %23 %27 %
62.5 %≈ 72′Sadness52 %44 %37 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Love50 %43 %39 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Love49 %43 %30 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 89′Love49 %36 %34 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 95′Sadness49 %25 %39 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 101′Hope49 %32 %31 %22 %
92.5 %≈ 106′Love54 %47 %25 %24 %
97.5 %≈ 112′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

YG
Yuanyuan Gao

GY
Gao Yuanyuan

Cheng Zixin

Daniel Wu

Fang Qihong

Lam Suet

John

LB
Larisa Bakurova

Angelina

JJ
JJ Jia

Joyce

SL
Selena Lee

Owen's Wife

IL
Iva Law Wing-Han

Lucy

LY
Liu Yuhong

Zixin's Grandmother

YJ
Yan Jingyao

Zixin's Mother

WZ
Wang Zhihua

Qihong's Father

DY
Du Yaсhun

Qihong's Mother

CK
Carlos Koo

Staff of Thomas Gordon Bank

AH
Au Hin-Wai

Staff of Thomas Gordon Bank

ET
Elaine Tsang Kin-Yi

Staff of Thomas Gordon Bank

BC
Byron Chan

Staff of Thomas Gordon Bank

FP
Fung Pak-Yin

Staff of Thomas Gordon Bank

LT
Leung Tin-Chak

Staff of Qihong & Frog Architects

AC
Allie Chan

Staff of Qihong & Frog Architects

Details

Directed by
Johnnie To
Written by
Ka-Fai Wai, Jevons Au, Ryker Chan, Yau Nai-Hoi, Wai Ka-Fai, Jevons Au Man-Kit
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
115 min
Country
Hong Kong, China
Genres
Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 2,127 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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