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Breakthrough

2019 · 116 min · Director: Roxann Dawson ★ IMDb 6.3 · 12,104 ratings

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When he was 14, Smith drowned in Lake Saint Louis and was dead for nearly an hour. According to reports at the time, CPR was performed 27 minutes to no avail. Then the youth's mother, Joyce Smith, entered the room, praying loudly. Suddenly, there was a pulse.

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Breakthrough (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Hope 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Hope
  1. Hope35%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Hope, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Hope, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Sadness
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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 rises around 18 %, then peaks around 33 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy26 %14 %7 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Joy32 %20 %15 %2 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Sadness44 %25 %18 %7 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Joy62 %39 %11 %7 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension81 %69 %23 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension92 %90 %52 %4 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Tension94 %87 %75 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Sadness91 %77 %81 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Sadness81 %67 %65 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Hope68 %51 %41 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Hope64 %48 %41 %22 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Sadness72 %54 %45 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Hope74 %51 %36 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Sadness75 %57 %49 %22 %
72.5 %≈ 84′Sadness83 %75 %61 %10 %
77.5 %≈ 90′Hope89 %73 %41 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 96′Relief87 %49 %25 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Joy82 %25 %27 %64 %
92.5 %≈ 107′Joy76 %10 %18 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 113′Joy66 %5 %5 %33 %
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

MR
Marcel Ruiz

CM
Chrissy Metz

Joyce Smith

Josh Lucas

Brian Smith

SC
Sarah Constible

Topher Grace

Pastor Jason Noble

Mike Colter

Tommy Shine

Sam Trammell

Dr. Kent Sutterer

Dennis Haysbert

Dr. Garrett

MM
Maddy Martin

Abby Sutterer

IK
Isaac Kragten

Josh

ND
Nikolas Dukic

Reiger

TM
Taylor Mosby

Chayla

CS
Chuck Shamata

Chief Marlo

NS
Nancy Sorel

Mrs. Abbott

LD
Lisa Durupt

Paula Noble

Rebecca Staab

Cindy Reiger

VZ
Victor Zinck Jr.

Joe Marrow

KH
Kristen Harris

Kay Quinn

SC
Stephanie Czajkowski

Melissa

MM
Mel Marginet

Trauma Room Nurse #1

Details

Directed by
Roxann Dawson
Written by
Grant Nieporte, Joyce Smith
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States, Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 12,104 ratings
Feels mostly
Hope
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