Preparation for the Next Life
2025 · 116 min · Director: Bing Liu
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Aishe, a Uyghur woman trained by her military father, migrates to New York City where she finds herself laboring in Chinatown’s underground kitchens. She fatefully encounters Skinner, a young American soldier who has just returned from three tours in the Middle East. While falling in love, they discover the possibility of a better life together than the ones they believed they were destined to live alone.
Emotional fingerprint
Preparation for the Next Life (2025) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
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 Empathy, Love, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Hope | 32 % | 18 % | 8 % | 27 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Hope | 39 % | 16 % | 5 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Love | 51 % | 18 % | 3 % | 48 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Love | 56 % | 26 % | 8 % | 53 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Hope | 49 % | 34 % | 18 % | 39 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 40 % | 33 % | 23 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Empathy | 68 % | 65 % | 53 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 61 % | 53 % | 40 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 64 % | 49 % | 35 % | 24 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Love | 64 % | 50 % | 35 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 60 % | 55 % | 40 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 56 % | 56 % | 41 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Empathy | 55 % | 53 % | 44 % | 27 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 56 % | 50 % | 48 % | 16 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Hope | 60 % | 51 % | 50 % | 16 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Sadness | 73 % | 62 % | 65 % | 23 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Jim
Min
Yi
Ma
Chi
Guo
Officer Furman
Officer De Jesus
Deputy
Jasmin
Tien-Li
Details
- Directed by
- Bing Liu
- Written by
- Atticus Lish, Martyna Majok
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2025
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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