What Richard Did
2012 · 87 min · Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
What Richard Did follows Richard Karlsen, golden-boy athlete and undisputed alpha-male of his privileged set of South Dublin teenagers, through the summer between the end of school and the beginning of university. The world is bright and everything seems possible, until in one summer night Richard does something that destroys it all and shatters the lives of the people closest to him. What Richard Did is a quietly devastating study of a boy confronting the gap between who he thought he was and who he proves to be.
Emotional fingerprint
What Richard Did (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy35%
- Anxiety25%
- Sadness20%
- Satisfaction10%
- Confusion10%
AI estimate · no viewer votes yet
How we measure
AI estimate
Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
How did it make you feel?
Votes are saved to the fingerprint once you’re signed in.
Pick up to three · 0/3
Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Disturbing
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Disturbing | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 38 % | 2 % | 2 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 39 % | 4 % | 6 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 39 % | 7 % | 11 % | 12 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Joy | 40 % | 6 % | 10 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Joy | 39 % | 5 % | 11 % | 17 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 37 % | 6 % | 12 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 36 % | 8 % | 9 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 47 % | 15 % | 19 % | 40 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 69 % | 29 % | 47 % | 66 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Disturbing | 82 % | 48 % | 70 % | 77 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 55 % | 73 % | 75 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 80 % | 57 % | 72 % | 72 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 71 % | 76 % | 70 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 87 % | 79 % | 77 % | 60 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 81 % | 74 % | 73 % | 49 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 77 % | 69 % | 68 % | 47 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sadness | 79 % | 72 % | 64 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 82 % | 75 % | 60 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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.
AI reading of the film’s English subtitles (dialogue and sound cues) — not viewer votes. How we measure ↗
Kadri — your film companion
AIAsk anything about What Richard Did. From the film’s own dialogue and FeelDB data, at your spoiler level.
Afterward Reveal viewer responses · may contain spoilers
Viewer responses about feelings after the title ended, separate from feelings while watching. No AI estimates.
0 responses so far
Feeling details appear after at least 3 viewers respond, to protect privacy.
Cast
Lara Hogan
Cian Fox
Stephen O'Brien
Clodagh
Eimear
Oisin
Sophie Kilroy
Sask
Pub Landlady
Boy in Cubicles
Liv
Brendan Harris
Sarah
Details
- Directed by
- Lenny Abrahamson
- Written by
- Malcolm Campbell, Kevin Power
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Country
- Ireland
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
Feels similar
More like this →Emotion overlap shows mood similarity, not a prediction of enjoyment.
