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Pickpocket

1959 · 75 min · Director: Robert Bresson ★ IMDb 7.5 · 27,959 ratings

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Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.

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Pickpocket (1959) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Empathy 20%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Empathy, Confusion. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Empathy and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity40 %32 %7 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension40 %31 %13 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity40 %31 %18 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Tension41 %38 %13 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 17′Tension46 %43 %15 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Empathy46 %36 %25 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity45 %24 %32 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 28′Sadness49 %21 %35 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 32′Tension44 %30 %19 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity40 %37 %5 %6 %
52.5 %≈ 39′Tension43 %39 %10 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 43′Empathy42 %35 %18 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 47′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
67.5 %≈ 51′Tension55 %55 %7 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 54′Tension60 %57 %18 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 58′Sadness58 %50 %35 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 62′Sadness53 %35 %43 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 66′Empathy54 %30 %41 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 69′Tension59 %34 %41 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 73′Hope67 %32 %45 %57 %
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

MG
Marika Green

JP
Jean Pélégri

DS
Dolly Scal

PL
Pierre Leymarie

K
Kassagi

PÉ
Pierre Étaix

CG
César Gattegno

SS
Sophie Saint-Just

DZ
Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Robert Bresson
Written by
Robert Bresson
Type
Movies
Released
1959
Runtime
75 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 27,959 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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