Lion
2016 · 118 min · Director: Garth Davis
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In 1986, Saroo was a five-year-old child in India of a poor but happy rural family. On a trip with his brother, Saroo soon finds himself alone and trapped in a moving decommissioned passenger train that takes him to Calcutta, 1000 miles away from home. Now totally lost in an alien urban environment and too young to identify either himself or his home to the authorities, Saroo struggles to survive as a street child until he is sent to an orphanage. Soon, Saroo is selected to be adopted by the Brierley family in Tasmania, where he grows up in a loving, prosperous home. However, for all his material good fortune, Saroo finds himself plagued by his memories of his lost family in his adulthood and tries to search for them even as his guilt drives him to hide this quest from his adoptive parents and his girlfriend. Only when he has an epiphany does he realize not only the answers he needs, but also the steadfast love that he has always had with all his loved ones in both worlds.
Emotional fingerprint
Lion (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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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 Empathy, Sadness, Hope. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Relief
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Relief | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Joy | 45 % | 33 % | 12 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Empathy | 56 % | 46 % | 6 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 70 % | 53 % | 1 % | 39 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 64 % | 41 % | 8 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 58 % | 44 % | 19 % | 28 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sadness | 65 % | 56 % | 16 % | 46 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 70 % | 61 % | 20 % | 53 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Relief | 68 % | 63 % | 39 % | 44 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Empathy | 60 % | 57 % | 36 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Joy | 53 % | 49 % | 16 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 51 % | 46 % | 9 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Joy | 59 % | 50 % | 10 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 69 % | 56 % | 8 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 70 % | 61 % | 8 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Empathy | 70 % | 65 % | 13 % | 55 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 75 % | 68 % | 29 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Relief | 81 % | 71 % | 60 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Relief | 89 % | 80 % | 80 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Relief | 77 % | 66 % | 61 % | 53 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Joy | 52 % | 35 % | 27 % | 27 % |
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
Young Saroo
Guddu
Kamla Munshi
Saroj Sood
Noor
Rama
Young Mantosh
Sami
Prama
Bharat
Swarmina
Annika
Shekila
Waiter
Details
- Directed by
- Garth Davis
- Written by
- Luke Davies, Saroo Brierley
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Australia, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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