Adventures of a Mathematician
2020 · 102 min · Director: Thor Klein, Thorsten Klein
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.
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Adventures of a Mathematician (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 25%, Empathy 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness25%
- Empathy25%
- Inspiration20%
- Satisfaction15%
- Awe15%
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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 47 % | 12 % | 23 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 46 % | 23 % | 35 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 48 % | 30 % | 41 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Empathy | 55 % | 39 % | 49 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Empathy | 56 % | 36 % | 46 % | 15 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 48 % | 20 % | 31 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 44 % | 13 % | 25 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 50 % | 14 % | 26 % | 25 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 60 % | 21 % | 34 % | 44 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 39 % | 44 % | 64 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 64 % | 57 % | 75 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 86 % | 78 % | 74 % | 63 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 73 % | 59 % | 68 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 57 % | 35 % | 49 % | 28 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 57 % | 36 % | 46 % | 36 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 68 % | 48 % | 55 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 76 % | 61 % | 68 % | 39 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sadness | 82 % | 75 % | 77 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Sadness | 85 % | 82 % | 80 % | 43 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
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
John von Neumann
Adam Ulam
Norris Bradbury
Carlos
George Dyson
Mici Teller
Irene
Jacky
Henry Hitchens
Molly
Mathematician at Los Alamos
Stefania Ulam
Stefania Ulam
Details
- Directed by
- Thor Klein, Thorsten Klein
- Written by
- Thor Klein, Thorsten Klein
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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