How to Survive a Plague
2012 · 109 min · Director: David France
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How to Survive a Plague (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Anger15%
- Hope10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: History, Documentary, News. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Inspiration
- Relief
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Inspiration
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Inspiration | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Anger | 60 % | 35 % | 37 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Anger | 64 % | 48 % | 35 % | 0 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 60 % | 50 % | 38 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Inspiration | 56 % | 40 % | 43 % | 5 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Anger | 60 % | 36 % | 45 % | 6 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Anger | 59 % | 34 % | 45 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Inspiration | 51 % | 29 % | 41 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Hope | 51 % | 35 % | 34 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Anger | 57 % | 43 % | 35 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Anger | 57 % | 41 % | 40 % | 15 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Anger | 53 % | 38 % | 38 % | 19 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Hope | 54 % | 35 % | 31 % | 15 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 60 % | 39 % | 28 % | 8 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Hope | 68 % | 53 % | 32 % | 5 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sadness | 81 % | 74 % | 40 % | 3 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 88 % | 83 % | 36 % | 1 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 80 % | 75 % | 30 % | 8 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 78 % | 65 % | 48 % | 33 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Relief | 80 % | 55 % | 71 % | 56 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Inspiration | 77 % | 48 % | 75 % | 52 % |
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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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Details
- Directed by
- David France
- Written by
- David France, Woody Richman, Tyler H. Walk
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- History, Documentary, News
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
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