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The Falling

2015 · 103 min · Director: Carol Morley ★ IMDb 5.3 · 8,889 ratings

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England, 1969. The fascinating Abbie and the troubled Lydia are great friends. After an unexpected tragedy occurs in the strict girls' school they attend, a mysterious epidemic of fainting breaks out that threatens the mental sanity and beliefs of the tormented people involved, both teachers and students.

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The Falling (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anxiety 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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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.

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The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anxiety, Melancholy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Empathy
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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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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity33 %22 %17 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy39 %29 %16 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity44 %31 %14 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity46 %34 %16 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Empathy57 %49 %36 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sadness75 %66 %66 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Sadness76 %66 %73 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Sadness65 %50 %49 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity59 %36 %28 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity58 %36 %26 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity56 %41 %27 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity55 %39 %21 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity56 %36 %21 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity59 %44 %29 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Curiosity63 %53 %34 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Tension68 %59 %45 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Sadness76 %68 %61 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Disturbing86 %76 %70 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Sadness90 %82 %75 %72 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

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

Monica Dolan

Miss Martha Alvaro

MB
Mathew Baynton

Mr. Hopkins

Florence Pugh

Abbie Mortimer

AB
Anna Burnett

HR
Hannah Rose Caton

EH
Evie Hooton

Janet

KA
Katie Ann Knight

Connie

LM
Lauren McCrostie

Gwen

EM
Elizabeth Marsh

Miss Fanshawe

HS
Hannah Stokely

Miss Ash

GM
Guy Morris

Teacher #1

KP
Katherine Peat

Teacher #2

BK
Ben Kerfoot

Bike Boy

JB
Jiggy Bhore

Mrs. Maud Leece

CO
Crissy O'Donovan

School Nurse

SP
Simon Paisley Day

Psychiatrist

Details

Directed by
Carol Morley
Written by
Carol Morley
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
103 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 8,889 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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