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The Cathedral

2022 · 87 min · Director: Ricky D’Ambrose ★ IMDb 6.2 · 806 ratings

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An only child's meditative, impressionistic account of an American family's rise and fall over two decades.

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The Cathedral (2022) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Nostalgia 25%, Empathy 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 Melancholy, Nostalgia, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Nostalgia and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Melancholy
  • Sadness
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Melancholy
Sadness
Sympathy
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 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityMelancholySadnessSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Melancholy37 %31 %23 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Melancholy37 %27 %21 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sympathy38 %20 %15 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Joy39 %12 %6 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Joy44 %17 %13 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Sympathy56 %32 %34 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Sympathy64 %38 %45 %58 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Tension63 %38 %47 %54 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Sadness59 %46 %48 %47 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Melancholy52 %47 %40 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Melancholy42 %30 %22 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 50′Tension40 %21 %15 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Melancholy44 %32 %24 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Melancholy44 %35 %27 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 63′Melancholy45 %36 %26 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Melancholy51 %41 %29 %32 %
82.5 %≈ 72′Joy57 %38 %36 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 76′Sadness67 %47 %52 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Sadness65 %55 %55 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 85′Melancholy50 %46 %38 %34 %
Oedipus

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

Brian d'Arcy James

Richard Damrosch

HM
Hudson McGuire

HG
Henry Glendon Walter V

RL
Robert Levey II

WB
William Bednar-Carter

MZ
Mark Zeisler

MZ
Mark Zeisler

Nick Orkin

GS
Geraldine Singer

Geraldine Singer

Flora Orkin

CM
Cynthia Mace

CM
Cynthia Mace

Billie Alloway

MH
Madeline Hudelson

SM
Siena Marino

Young Christine Orkin

LG
Linnea Gregg

Christine Orkin

CD
Candy Dato

Josephine

ER
Erich Rausch

Ted Alloway

GR
Gorman Ruggiero

Dominic

MT
Melinda Tanner

Claire

AW
Andrea Woodbridge

Marie

MT
Myxolydia Tyler

Judy

MH
Matthew Hammond

Peter McMillan

ER
Ethan Rhys Walker

Andrew

Details

Directed by
Ricky D’Ambrose
Written by
Ricky D’Ambrose
Type
Movies
Released
2022
Runtime
87 min
Country
Italy, United States of America
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 806 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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