News of the World
2020 · 118 min · Director: Paul Greengrass
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Five years after the end of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks), a veteran of three wars, now moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news of presidents and queens, glorious feuds, devastating catastrophes, and gripping adventures from the far reaches of the globe. On the plains of Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna (Helena Zengel), a 10-year-old taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier and raised as one of their own. Johanna, hostile to a world she's never experienced, is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will. Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles into the unforgiving wilderness, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search for a place that either can call home.
Emotional fingerprint
News of the World (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anticipation 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Anticipation20%
- Tension15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anticipation. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anticipation. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 32 % | 25 % | 22 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Empathy | 43 % | 38 % | 34 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 48 % | 39 % | 41 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 48 % | 38 % | 39 % | 11 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 50 % | 46 % | 28 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 58 % | 54 % | 29 % | 35 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 68 % | 48 % | 54 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 80 % | 41 % | 79 % | 11 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 79 % | 46 % | 70 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Empathy | 64 % | 44 % | 46 % | 18 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 65 % | 35 % | 55 % | 15 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 74 % | 38 % | 70 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 71 % | 49 % | 56 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 69 % | 56 % | 44 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 70 % | 57 % | 51 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Empathy | 71 % | 64 % | 49 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sadness | 78 % | 74 % | 31 % | 69 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Sadness | 83 % | 78 % | 19 % | 70 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Relief | 81 % | 68 % | 14 % | 41 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Humor | 80 % | 52 % | 10 % | 13 % |
Man in a hole
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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Benjamin Farley
Wilhelm Leonberger
Anna Leonberger
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Details
- Directed by
- Paul Greengrass
- Written by
- Paul Greengrass, Luke Davies, Paulette Jiles
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Country
- United States, China
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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