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Benediction

2021 · 137 min · Director: Terence Davies ★ IMDb 6.6 · 4,660 ratings

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Legendary 20th century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon embarks on a life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships. True salvation can only come from ...

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Benediction (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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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 Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness57 %48 %45 %38 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Empathy54 %36 %43 %41 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension51 %28 %39 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Sadness53 %35 %45 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 31′Empathy59 %46 %55 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 38′Sadness66 %57 %59 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 45′Sadness69 %65 %56 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 51′Sadness64 %61 %49 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 58′Sadness60 %50 %43 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 65′Humor59 %31 %34 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 72′Humor63 %31 %36 %53 %
57.5 %≈ 79′Sadness68 %48 %48 %60 %
62.5 %≈ 86′Tension61 %44 %45 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 92′Love55 %38 %40 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 99′Sadness56 %43 %39 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 106′Humor56 %41 %38 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 113′Love60 %45 %45 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 120′Sadness75 %67 %65 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 127′Sadness87 %85 %82 %37 %
97.5 %≈ 134′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

Jack Lowden

Siegfried Sassoon

TA
Thom Ashley

Peter Capaldi

Siegfried Sassoon (Older)

Simon Russell Beale

Robbie Ross

OJ
Orlando Jopling

Jeremy Irvine

Ivor Novello

CL
Calam Lynch

Stephen Tennant

TB
Tom Blyth

Glen Byam Shaw

KP
Kate Phillips

Hester Gatty

Gemma Jones

Hester Gatty (Older)

Geraldine James

Theresa Thornycroft

Ben Daniels

Dr. Rivers

EK
Edmund Kingsley

Rex Whistler

HL
Harry Lawtey

Bobby Andrews

Anton Lesser

Stephen Tennant (Older)

LW
Lia Williams

Edith Sitwell

Suzanne Bertish

Lady Ottoline Morrell

JA
Jude Akuwudike

Priest

JB
Joanna Bacon

Lady Sybil Colefax

MT
Matthew Tennyson

Wilfred Owen

DS
David Shields

Alexander Fenton

Julian Sands

Chief Medical Officer

Details

Directed by
Terence Davies
Written by
Terence Davies
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
137 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 4,660 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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