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Small Things Like These

2024 · 99 min · Director: Tim Mielants ★ IMDb 6.7 · 41,128 ratings

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In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.

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Emotional fingerprint

Small Things Like These (2024) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope10%

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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 Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Empathy
Tension
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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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 63 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Joy34 %24 %22 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension47 %36 %33 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Joy52 %43 %27 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Empathy53 %45 %19 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Joy48 %38 %18 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Empathy40 %32 %19 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Joy48 %44 %30 %32 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Empathy64 %59 %51 %48 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Tension69 %63 %60 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Empathy71 %66 %56 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Empathy76 %71 %59 %59 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Tension75 %66 %66 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Tension76 %65 %73 %50 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Tension70 %57 %66 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Tension61 %41 %56 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Tension61 %35 %57 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Tension66 %46 %54 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Empathy75 %67 %47 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 97′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

Cillian Murphy

Bill Furlong

Michelle Fairley

Mrs. Wilson

ZD
Zara Devlin

Sarah Redmond

CD
Clare Dunne

Sister Carmel

HB
Helen Behan

Mrs. Kehoe

EC
Ella Cannon

Laundry Girl

PR
Patrick Ryan

Pat

PC
Peter Claffey

Barry

IO
Ian O'Reilly

Pj

SM
Sarah Morris

Sarah's Mother

CO
Cillian O'Gairbhi

Sarah's Father

TM
Tadhg Moloney

Diarmuid Sinnott

LD
Liadán Dunlea

Kathleen Furlong

GD
Giulia Doherty

Joan Furlong

RL
Rachel Lynch

Sheila Furlong

AG
Aoife Gaffney

Grace Furlong

FB
Faye Brazil

Loretta Furlong

AO
Agnes O'Casey

Sarah Furlong

Details

Directed by
Tim Mielants
Written by
Enda Walsh, Claire Keegan
Type
Movies
Released
2024
Runtime
99 min
Country
Ireland, Belgium, United States
Genres
Drama, History
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 41,128 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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