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The Little Mermaid

2023 · 135 min · Director: Rob Marshall ★ IMDb 7.2 · 180,779 ratings

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A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.

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The Little Mermaid (2023) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 28%, Joy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

28%Awe
25%Joy
  1. Awe28%
  2. Joy25%
  3. Love12%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Joy, Excitement. Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Joy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Love
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Joy

Tension
Love
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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 53 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionLoveJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension55 %48 %2 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity55 %40 %4 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Sadness59 %38 %6 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Tension65 %49 %20 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Love65 %44 %33 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Joy60 %30 %29 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Love61 %38 %28 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 51′Sadness70 %56 %23 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Tension70 %57 %18 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity59 %42 %20 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 71′Sadness54 %33 %23 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 78′Joy61 %25 %39 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Joy69 %29 %55 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 91′Love68 %48 %46 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 98′Tension69 %63 %29 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 105′Tension79 %75 %25 %9 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Tension83 %69 %36 %11 %
87.5 %≈ 118′Love77 %34 %56 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 125′Love69 %8 %53 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 132′Joy57 %2 %25 %53 %
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

Javier Bardem

King Triton

ND
Noma Dumezweni

The Queen

Art Malik

Sir Grimsby

Daveed Diggs

Sebastian (voice)

Jacob Tremblay

Flounder (voice)

Awkwafina

Scuttle (voice)

JA
Jessica Alexander

Vanessa

ML
Martina Laird

Lashana

EC
Emily Coates

Rosa

JD
John Dagleish

Mulligan

MC
Matt Carver

Cabin Boy

JA
Jude Akuwudike

Joshua

LA
Lorena Andrea

Perla

SA
Simone Ashley

Indira

KC
Karolina Conchet

Mala

SK
Sienna King

Tamika

Details

Directed by
Rob Marshall
Type
Movies
Released
2023
Runtime
135 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 180,779 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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