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Falling

2020 · 112 min · Director: Viggo Mortensen ★ IMDb 6.5 · 8,099 ratings

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John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.

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Emotional fingerprint

Falling (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 32%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope15%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Anger

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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy53 %42 %28 %42 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy43 %31 %16 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Empathy36 %29 %13 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Relief44 %38 %16 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension50 %41 %19 %45 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Tension50 %41 %24 %45 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Empathy54 %46 %31 %49 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Anger56 %49 %34 %51 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Empathy55 %48 %38 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Sadness59 %49 %43 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Tension61 %50 %39 %51 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Empathy57 %50 %38 %53 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Empathy56 %50 %38 %51 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Tension54 %48 %31 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Empathy46 %43 %29 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Sadness55 %51 %44 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Sadness70 %66 %55 %58 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Relief64 %61 %43 %36 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Empathy55 %52 %35 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

SG
Sverrir Gudnason

Willis (23 - 43 Yrs)

HG
Hannah Gross

Gwen

CB
Carina Battrick

Sarah (4 - 6 Yrs)

AK
Ava Kozelj

Sarah (11 Yrs)

GV
Gabby Velis

Monica

BB
Bracken Burns

Jill

LC
Liam Crescitelli

John (Baby)

LC
Luca Crescitelli

John (Baby)

GM
Grady McKenzie

John (4 Yrs)

EK
Etienne Kellici

John (9 - 11 Yrs)

WH
William Healy

John (16 Yrs)

EJ
Ella Jonas Farlinger

Paula

PB
Piers Bijvoet

Will

David Cronenberg

Dr. Klausner

PG
Paul Gross

Dr. Solvei

HM
Henry Mortensen

Sergeant Saunders

Details

Directed by
Viggo Mortensen
Written by
Viggo Mortensen
Type
Movies
Released
2020
Runtime
112 min
Country
United Kingdom, Canada, United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 8,099 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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