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One Second

2020 · 104 min · Director: Yimou Zhang, Zhang Yimou ★ IMDb 7.1 · 3,499 ratings

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A movie fan in a remote farmland strikes a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.

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One Second (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor20%

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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, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy, Drama, History. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sympathy
Sadness
Tension
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity35 %5 %2 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity43 %18 %8 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sympathy54 %41 %26 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sympathy59 %50 %36 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor55 %35 %21 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension57 %35 %19 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Sympathy61 %51 %33 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Sympathy59 %58 %35 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Sympathy57 %53 %27 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity61 %49 %28 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Sympathy66 %51 %34 %59 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension65 %46 %30 %63 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Tension57 %39 %26 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Sympathy56 %48 %36 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Sympathy69 %65 %50 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Sympathy79 %73 %56 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Sympathy84 %79 %68 %75 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Sympathy78 %73 %65 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Curiosity60 %50 %42 %32 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

Zhang Yi

Fugitive

HL
Haocun Liu

LH
Liu Haocun

Orphan Liu

WF
Wei Fan

FW
Fan Wei

Mr. Movie

LY
Li Yan

Yang He

YT
Yang Tiecheng

Worker

LX
Li Xiaochuan

Cook

YY
Yu Yang

Truck Driver

WB
Wang Bing

Restaurant Waiter

CR
Cao Rui

Mr. Movie's Son

ZS
Zhang Shaobo

Little Boy Liu

TZ
Tang Ziyue

Young Bully

CX
Chen Xu

Young Bully

QB
Qin Boyang

Young Bully

CQ
Chen Qishan

Young Bully

SZ
Su Zhiguo

Young Bully

WZ
Wang Zhengguo

Young Bully

CJ
Cen Jiawei

Young Bully

WM
Wang Minxuan

Fugitive's Daughter

YA
Yu Ailei

Officer Cui

YB
Yu Bin

Security Division Officer

Details

Written by
Yimou Zhang, Jingzhi Zou, Geling Yan, Zhang Yimou, Zou Jingzhi
Type
Movies
Released
2020
Runtime
104 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 3,499 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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