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The Brutalist

2024 · 215 min · Director: Brady Corbet, Brady Corbet ★ IMDb 7.2 · 165,397 ratings

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A visionary architect flees post-war Europe in 1947 for a brighter future in the United States and finds his life forever changed by a wealthy client.

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The Brutalist (2024) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Awe 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, Anxiety, Awe. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Anxiety and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
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 13 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 5′Empathy50 %45 %32 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 16′Empathy44 %38 %26 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 27′Hope41 %30 %19 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 38′Hope49 %33 %20 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 48′Tension57 %44 %30 %45 %
27.5 %≈ 59′Hope59 %53 %38 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 70′Empathy56 %50 %36 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 81′Hope55 %39 %23 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 91′Hope59 %40 %16 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 102′Hope65 %56 %32 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 113′Empathy68 %61 %44 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 124′Tension65 %50 %36 %59 %
62.5 %≈ 134′Tension64 %45 %38 %60 %
67.5 %≈ 145′Tension69 %50 %45 %64 %
72.5 %≈ 156′Disturbing76 %57 %49 %71 %
77.5 %≈ 167′Tension83 %70 %63 %75 %
82.5 %≈ 177′Sadness85 %75 %68 %76 %
87.5 %≈ 188′Tension81 %69 %59 %64 %
92.5 %≈ 199′Sadness75 %65 %57 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 210′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

Joe Alwyn

Harry Lee

RC
Raffey Cassidy

Zsófia

Stacy Martin

Maggie Lee

AL
Ariane Labed

Older Zsófia

ME
Michael Epp

Jim Simpson

EL
Emma Laird

Audrey

Jonathan Hyde

Leslie Woodrow

PP
Peter Polycarpou

Michael Hoffman

MS
Maria Sand

Michelle Hoffman

SS
Salvatore Sansone

Orazio

ZA
Zephan Amissah

Teenage William

CE
Charlie Esoko

Young William

LO
Levente Orbán

Hungarian Refugee

BV
Benett Vilmányi

Binyamin

PD
Peter Deutsch

Habbi Zuniz

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2024
Runtime
215 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 165,397 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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