This Sporting Life
1963 · 134 min · Director: Lindsay Anderson
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
Emotional fingerprint
This Sporting Life (1963) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Anger20%
- Sadness15%
- Anxiety10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Anger. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Sympathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Sympathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 47 % | 12 % | 28 % | 42 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Tension | 53 % | 16 % | 27 % | 48 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 55 % | 18 % | 24 % | 44 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Joy | 48 % | 24 % | 29 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sympathy | 48 % | 31 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Disturbing | 51 % | 32 % | 34 % | 34 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 48 % | 26 % | 29 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Joy | 50 % | 13 % | 20 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Joy | 53 % | 8 % | 15 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Joy | 51 % | 14 % | 21 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 51 % | 16 % | 28 % | 46 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Joy | 49 % | 19 % | 26 % | 44 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 49 % | 26 % | 29 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sympathy | 43 % | 24 % | 27 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Joy | 38 % | 20 % | 25 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 34 % | 36 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Tension | 70 % | 55 % | 52 % | 63 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Sadness | 82 % | 74 % | 69 % | 69 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 124′ | Sadness | 85 % | 81 % | 76 % | 60 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 131′ | Sadness | 81 % | 77 % | 72 % | 42 % |
Icarus
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
Mrs Anne Weaver
Jeff
Mrs Farrer
Lynda Hammond
Ian Hammond
Doctor
Waiter
Tom, Head Waiter
Riley
Hooker
Details
- Directed by
- Lindsay Anderson
- Written by
- David Storey
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1963
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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