The Rocket
2013 · 96 min · Director: Kim Mordaunt
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A boy who is believed to bring bad luck to everyone around him leads his family and two new friends through Laos to find a new home. After a calamity-filled journey through a land scarred by the legacy of war, to prove he's not bad luck he builds a giant rocket to enter the most exciting and dangerous competition of the year: the Rocket Festival.
Emotional fingerprint
The Rocket (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Hope 35%, Empathy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Hope35%
- Empathy25%
- Excitement20%
- Sadness10%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Hope, Empathy, Excitement. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Hope, Empathy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Hope
- Tension
- Joy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Tension | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 72 % | 17 % | 65 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 55 % | 25 % | 46 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 55 % | 27 % | 45 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sadness | 73 % | 25 % | 51 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 73 % | 25 % | 40 % | 6 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 58 % | 21 % | 35 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 48 % | 23 % | 34 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Hope | 53 % | 26 % | 40 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 66 % | 25 % | 59 % | 10 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 70 % | 34 % | 65 % | 13 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 66 % | 45 % | 59 % | 19 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Hope | 65 % | 53 % | 51 % | 20 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Hope | 65 % | 60 % | 47 % | 22 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Hope | 67 % | 53 % | 47 % | 20 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 68 % | 48 % | 51 % | 20 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Hope | 73 % | 51 % | 64 % | 23 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 85 % | 66 % | 74 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Joy | 93 % | 78 % | 72 % | 70 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
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
Purple
Taitok
Toma
Mali
Market Fish Seller
Male Relocation Village Official
Female Relocation Village Official
Angeo Dam Official
Angry Mob Leader
Thin Man
Elderly Woman
Market Flower Seller
One-legged Bomb Scrap Dealer
One-armed Bomb Scrap Dealer
Motorbike Driver
Chief
Rocket Festival Judge
Rocket Festival Judge
Details
- Directed by
- Kim Mordaunt
- Written by
- Kim Mordaunt
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- Australia, Thailand, Laos
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Hope
- Data updated
Where to watch
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