Moonlight
2016 · 112 min · Director: Barry Jenkins
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Three time periods - young adolescence, mid-teen and young adult - in the life of black-American Chiron is presented. When a child, Chiron lives with his single, crack addict mother Paula in a crime ridden neighborhood in Miami. Chiron is a shy, withdrawn child largely due to his small size and being neglected by his mother, who is more concerned about getting her fixes and satisfying her carnal needs than taking care of him. Because of these issues, Chiron is bullied, the slurs hurled at him which he doesn't understand beyond knowing that they are meant to be hurtful. Besides his same aged Cuban-American friend Kevin, Chiron is given what little guidance he has in life from a neighborhood drug dealer named Juan, who can see that he is neglected, and Juan's caring girlfriend Teresa, whose home acts as a sanctuary away from the bullies and away from Paula's abuse. With this childhood as a foundation, Chiron may have a predetermined path in life, one that will only be magnified in terms of its problems when he reaches his difficult teen years when peer pressure affects what he and many of his peers do, unless he follows Juan's advice of truly making his own decisions for himself.
Emotional fingerprint
Moonlight (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy35%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Sadness10%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 53 % | 47 % | 20 % | 42 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 50 % | 48 % | 23 % | 30 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Empathy | 50 % | 46 % | 21 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Hope | 51 % | 38 % | 13 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 52 % | 35 % | 20 % | 38 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Empathy | 60 % | 51 % | 40 % | 54 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 63 % | 61 % | 46 % | 53 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Empathy | 61 % | 60 % | 46 % | 50 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 64 % | 59 % | 43 % | 46 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Love | 70 % | 59 % | 41 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 81 % | 66 % | 57 % | 66 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 76 % | 63 % | 59 % | 70 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 55 % | 45 % | 38 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Empathy | 56 % | 51 % | 43 % | 26 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 69 % | 61 % | 50 % | 20 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Hope | 61 % | 49 % | 31 % | 20 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Empathy | 50 % | 39 % | 20 % | 23 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Hope | 55 % | 45 % | 28 % | 21 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Empathy | 68 % | 60 % | 43 % | 22 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
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Pizzo
Details
- Directed by
- Barry Jenkins
- Written by
- Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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