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I Origins

2014 · 106 min · Director: Mike Cahill ★ IMDb 7.3 · 142,923 ratings

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I Origins begins when graduate student, Ian Gray, is researching the evolution of human eyes with Karen and Kenny, in order to prove that eyes have evolved instead of "appeared" as creationists claim. His fascination with eyes takes him into areas that have profound personal and cultural consequences.

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I Origins (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Awe 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Awe
  1. Awe25%
  2. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Awe, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Awe and Sadness. 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

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  • Curiosity
  • Love
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Love
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 43 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityLoveTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity45 %47 %20 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity40 %41 %16 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity38 %43 %8 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity40 %44 %11 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Love48 %40 %33 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Love57 %36 %52 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Love63 %39 %51 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension68 %36 %28 %49 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension75 %26 %18 %58 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Sadness68 %23 %31 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Love54 %26 %38 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity54 %44 %26 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity64 %66 %16 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Curiosity70 %71 %19 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Sadness65 %63 %21 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Curiosity56 %55 %20 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Curiosity56 %56 %24 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Curiosity63 %56 %26 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Sadness56 %36 %23 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Sadness43 %17 %20 %12 %
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.

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Cast

Michael Pitt

Ian Gray

BM
Brit Marling

Karen

Archie Panjabi

Priya Varma

Cara Seymour

Dr. Jane Simmons

VE
Venida Evans

Margaret Dairy

William Mapother

Darryl Mackenzie

K
Kashish

Salomina

DM
Dorien Makhloghi

7-Eleven Attendant

CW
Charles W. Gray

Marriage Clerk

JS
Johns Schiumo

TV Anchor

FB
Farasha Baylock

Posh Waitress

А
Аko

Nurse

CS
Christopher Santamaria

Baby Tobias

SS
Sebastian Santamaria

Baby Tobias

RA
Rhonda Ayers

Waitress

CA
Crystal Anne Dickinson

Julie Dairy

VV
Victor Varnado

Lab Assistant

Details

Directed by
Mike Cahill
Written by
Mike Cahill
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 142,923 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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