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I, Daniel Blake

2016 · 100 min · Director: Ken Loach ★ IMDb 7.8 · 68,989 ratings

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A 59 year old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate their way through the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humor, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end.

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I, Daniel Blake (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Empathy
25%Sadness
20%Anger
  1. Empathy30%
  2. Sadness25%
  3. Anger20%
  4. Melancholy15%
  5. Humor10%

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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, Anger. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Sadness
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy40 %37 %17 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy43 %41 %23 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Empathy49 %49 %25 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Empathy51 %51 %29 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Empathy45 %45 %29 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Empathy39 %39 %23 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor40 %40 %21 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Empathy46 %46 %29 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Sadness50 %50 %38 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Empathy56 %56 %46 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Sadness66 %66 %57 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Empathy63 %63 %51 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Empathy56 %56 %41 %37 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Empathy63 %63 %51 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Sadness68 %68 %60 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Empathy70 %70 %63 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness73 %69 %56 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Empathy76 %66 %51 %56 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Sadness88 %78 %74 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Sadness95 %88 %93 %47 %
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

DJ
Dave Johns

HS
Hayley Squires

SP
Sharon Percy

BS
Briana Shann

Daisy

DM
Dylan McKiernan

Dylan

KR
Kate Rutter

Ann

KS
Kema Sikazwe

China

MR
Magpie Richens

Piper

AP
Amanda Payne

Assessor

CM
Chris McGlade

At the Sawmill

SP
Shaun Prendergast

At the Sawmill

GW
Gavin Webster

At the Sawmill

ST
Sammy T. Dobson

Specialist Nurse

MH
Mickey Hutton

Neighbour With Dog

CC
Colin Coombs

Postman

DM
David Murray

Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor

SC
Stephen Clegg

Floor Manager

AK
Andy Kidd

Job Centre Guard

KG
Kay Gilchrist-Ward

Job Centre Officer Manager

DL
Dan Li

Stan Li

Details

Directed by
Ken Loach
Written by
Paul Laverty
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 68,989 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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