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Like Someone in Love

2012 · 109 min · Director: Abbas Kiarostami ★ IMDb 7 · 13,927 ratings

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Like Someone in Love I is a Japanese-language film directed by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Written by Abbas Kiarostami.

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Like Someone in Love (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Melancholy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Empathy
Tension
Melancholy
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 28 %, then peaks around 57 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionMelancholy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension52 %32 %48 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor51 %38 %45 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension59 %50 %40 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Melancholy67 %60 %28 %53 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
27.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity32 %20 %13 %12 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity34 %25 %13 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Humor36 %29 %15 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Empathy38 %34 %14 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Empathy41 %34 %18 %13 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Curiosity51 %29 %40 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Tension55 %31 %53 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Tension48 %32 %44 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity40 %26 %35 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Curiosity39 %26 %35 %13 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension44 %33 %41 %11 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Curiosity51 %40 %44 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Empathy57 %53 %38 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Melancholy66 %60 %44 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Tension77 %60 %65 %37 %
Icarus

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

RT
Rin Takanashi

TO
Tadashi Okuno

Denden

Hiroshi

MS
Mihoko Suzuki

The Neighbor

KK
Kaneko Kubota

Akiko's Grandmother

HK
Hiroyuki Kishi

The Former Student

RM
Reiko Mori

Nagisa

KO
Koichi Ohori

The Taxi Driver

TT
Tomoaki Tatsumi

The Mechanic

SK
Seina Kasugai

Nagisa's Friend

RN
Ryota Nakanishi

Student (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Abbas Kiarostami
Written by
Abbas Kiarostami, Mohammad Rahmani
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
109 min
Country
Japan, France
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 13,927 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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