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Beach Rats

2017 · 99 min · Director: Eliza Hittman ★ IMDb 6.4 · 18,201 ratings

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An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self-identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.

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Emotional fingerprint

Beach Rats (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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AI estimate

Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

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 Melancholy, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity37 %15 %10 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity39 %15 %15 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Empathy43 %24 %29 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Empathy44 %26 %35 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity48 %18 %36 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness54 %15 %40 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity45 %20 %31 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Sadness34 %23 %23 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity35 %26 %21 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity38 %29 %21 %5 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity45 %35 %30 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Tension51 %45 %34 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Tension48 %44 %30 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Empathy51 %40 %40 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Sadness56 %40 %45 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Tension58 %49 %38 %25 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Tension66 %64 %43 %24 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Tension75 %72 %53 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 97′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

MW
Madeline Weinstein

KH
Kate Hodge

NF
Nicole Flyus

Carla

FH
Frank Hakaj

Nick

DI
David Ivanov

Alexei

AS
Anton Selyaninov

Jesse

HS
Harrison Sheehan

Jeremy

DE
Douglas Everett Davis

Harry

GG
Gabriel Gans

Eddie

EP
Erik Potempa

Michael

KE
Kris Eivers

Edgar

JB
J.Stephen Brantley

Jersey

Details

Directed by
Eliza Hittman
Written by
Eliza Hittman
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 18,201 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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