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White Noise

2022 · 136 min · Director: Noah Baumbach ★ IMDb 5.7 · 48,319 ratings

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Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.

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Emotional fingerprint

White Noise (2022) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Confusion 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe15%
  2. Humor10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Confusion, Tension. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Confusion and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Anxiety
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Anxiety
Curiosity
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 peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnxietyCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor40 %12 %12 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Humor41 %16 %21 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity44 %25 %29 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity46 %31 %29 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 31′Sadness51 %38 %34 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Anxiety60 %51 %49 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Tension64 %59 %55 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 51′Tension63 %55 %54 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 58′Anxiety69 %59 %60 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 65′Tension73 %64 %60 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 71′Tension64 %54 %51 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 78′Curiosity58 %44 %45 %48 %
62.5 %≈ 85′Curiosity63 %46 %41 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 92′Sadness71 %49 %46 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 99′Sadness74 %50 %54 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 105′Tension74 %61 %54 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 112′Tension76 %71 %54 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 119′Tension70 %59 %48 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 126′Humor54 %31 %34 %27 %
97.5 %≈ 133′Sadness43 %17 %28 %23 %
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

Don Cheadle

Murray Siskind

MN
May Nivola

JT
Jodie Turner-Smith

Winnie Richards

SG
Sam Gold

CJ
Carlos Jacott

CJ
Carlos Jacott

Grappa

Lars Eidinger

Arlo Shell

Bill Camp

Man With TV

Barbara Sukowa

Sister Hermann Marie

FJ
Francis Jue

Dr. Lu

JD
J. David Hinze

Herr Dokter

GG
Gideon Glick

Simuvac Technician

MG
Madison Gaughan

College on the Hill

DB
Douglas Brodax

College on the Hill

CB
Carly Brodax

College on the Hill

JB
Jill Brodax

College on the Hill

Details

Directed by
Noah Baumbach
Written by
Noah Baumbach, Don DeLillo
Type
Movies
Released
2022
Runtime
136 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 48,319 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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