A Plastic Ocean
2016 · 102 min · Director: Craig Leeson
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A Plastic Ocean begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. In this adventure documentary, Craig teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans, uncover alarming truths about plastic pollution, and reveal working solutions that can be put into immediate effect.
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A Plastic Ocean (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing30%
- Sadness25%
- Anxiety20%
- Inspiration15%
- Awe10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Disturbing
- Anxiety
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Awe
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Anxiety
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Anxiety | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Awe | 55 % | 13 % | 14 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Awe | 67 % | 36 % | 26 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 64 % | 49 % | 35 % | 41 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Awe | 52 % | 43 % | 31 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Disturbing | 53 % | 48 % | 34 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Disturbing | 61 % | 58 % | 49 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Anxiety | 67 % | 61 % | 61 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Anxiety | 65 % | 59 % | 61 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Anxiety | 67 % | 63 % | 53 % | 44 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 72 % | 68 % | 46 % | 60 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 67 % | 60 % | 50 % | 57 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 63 % | 55 % | 51 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Hope | 60 % | 51 % | 43 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 65 % | 53 % | 50 % | 48 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Anxiety | 75 % | 57 % | 70 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Anxiety | 74 % | 46 % | 63 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Hope | 70 % | 24 % | 34 % | 14 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Hope | 71 % | 15 % | 21 % | 13 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Hope | 72 % | 17 % | 25 % | 22 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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
Details
- Directed by
- Craig Leeson
- Written by
- Craig Leeson, Mindy Elliott
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Hong Kong
- Genres
- Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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