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Far from the Madding Crowd

2015 · 119 min · Director: Thomas Vinterberg ★ IMDb 7.1 · 58,278 ratings

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The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance.

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Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 20%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy42 %28 %35 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness53 %31 %38 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension55 %21 %34 %50 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Empathy43 %11 %26 %32 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Joy37 %15 %25 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Empathy44 %25 %33 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Tension53 %29 %38 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Tension55 %25 %32 %49 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Love53 %18 %23 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Love56 %11 %20 %48 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Tension63 %18 %29 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Tension66 %34 %44 %54 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Empathy66 %50 %57 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Sadness70 %64 %64 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Sadness69 %59 %59 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Love56 %35 %45 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Tension60 %30 %41 %53 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Tension74 %39 %49 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 110′Love75 %37 %52 %47 %
97.5 %≈ 116′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Michael Sheen

William Boldwood

Tom Sturridge

Sergeant Francis Troy

Juno Temple

Fanny Robbin

HM
Hilton McRae

Jacob Smallbury

HP
Harry Peacock

Jan Coggan

BH
Bradley Hall

Joseph Poorgrass

SP
Sam Phillips

Sergeant Doggett

TV
Tilly Vosburgh

Mrs. Hurst

VM
Victor McGuire

Bailiff Pennyways

JL
Jamie Lee-Hill

Laban Tall (uncredited)

RD
Richard Dixon

Mr. Boldwood's Butler

TA
Thomas Arnold

Solicitor

EO
Eloise Oliver

Dancer (uncredited)

DG
David Golt

Market Con Man (uncredited)

AW
Ashley Whiteman

Everdene Farm Worker

JH
Jody Halse

Farmer Stone

MW
Mark Wingett

Bailiff #1

Details

Directed by
Thomas Vinterberg
Written by
Thomas Hardy, David Nicholls
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
119 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 58,278 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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