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A Plastic Ocean

2016 · 102 min · Director: Craig Leeson ★ IMDb 7.9 · 3,398 ratings

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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

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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.

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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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  • Disturbing
  • Anxiety
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Awe

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Hope

Disturbing
Anxiety
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingAnxietySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Awe55 %13 %14 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Awe67 %36 %26 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness64 %49 %35 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Awe52 %43 %31 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Disturbing53 %48 %34 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Disturbing61 %58 %49 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Anxiety67 %61 %61 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Anxiety65 %59 %61 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Anxiety67 %63 %53 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Sadness72 %68 %46 %60 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Sadness67 %60 %50 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Sadness63 %55 %51 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Hope60 %51 %43 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Sadness65 %53 %50 %48 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Anxiety75 %57 %70 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Anxiety74 %46 %63 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Hope70 %24 %34 %14 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Hope71 %15 %21 %13 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Hope72 %17 %25 %22 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

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Craig Leeson

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SE
Sylvia Earle

TS
Tanya Streeter

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BF
Ben Fogle

Details

Directed by
Craig Leeson
Written by
Craig Leeson, Mindy Elliott
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
102 min
Country
United Kingdom, Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 3,398 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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