Before Midnight
2013 · 109 min · Director: Richard Linklater
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters, but have spent a summer in Greece on the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.
Emotional fingerprint
Before Midnight (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 32%, Love 28%, Melancholy 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness32%
- Love28%
- Melancholy18%
- Anxiety12%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 43 % | 40 % | 32 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 43 % | 35 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 43 % | 31 % | 29 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 39 % | 24 % | 20 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 34 % | 16 % | 9 % | 15 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 35 % | 16 % | 5 % | 9 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 39 % | 18 % | 6 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 48 % | 30 % | 23 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 56 % | 44 % | 38 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 54 % | 40 % | 31 % | 9 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Love | 50 % | 36 % | 29 % | 10 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Humor | 49 % | 33 % | 25 % | 15 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Love | 53 % | 30 % | 18 % | 29 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 64 % | 39 % | 25 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 73 % | 50 % | 39 % | 71 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 75 % | 59 % | 49 % | 71 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 78 % | 64 % | 57 % | 72 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 78 % | 63 % | 57 % | 68 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Love | 66 % | 50 % | 36 % | 43 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Love | 55 % | 35 % | 15 % | 20 % |
Cinderella
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
Ella
Nina
Natalia
Patrick
Achilleas
Ariadni
Child
Child
Child
Hotel Clerk
Hotel Clerk
Airport Traveller in Opening Scene (uncredited)
Air Stewardess (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Richard Linklater
- Written by
- Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country
- United States, Greece
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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