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Black Beauty

1971 · 106 min · Director: James Hill ★ IMDb 5.4 · 1,272 ratings

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Told from the POV of Black Beauty himself, his birth and perception of humans are explored, but his first owner, a boy named Joe, is his most memorable.

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Black Beauty (1971) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Love20%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Drama, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
Tension
Sadness
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 8 %, then dips around 43 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy52 %43 %30 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Empathy60 %52 %41 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness64 %58 %40 %53 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Empathy64 %60 %41 %55 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Empathy65 %57 %50 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Relief63 %40 %48 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Humor56 %29 %38 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Empathy48 %31 %31 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Humor48 %31 %39 %13 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Tension63 %39 %60 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Tension73 %46 %71 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Relief64 %41 %59 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Empathy53 %38 %45 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Tension54 %41 %45 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Empathy65 %45 %56 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension77 %50 %63 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Sadness83 %68 %56 %61 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Empathy83 %81 %51 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Relief82 %82 %43 %55 %
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

ML
Mark Lester

PL
Peter Lee Lawrence

UG
Uschi Glas

UG
Uschi Glas

Marie Hackenschmidt

PM
Patrick Mower

MR
Maria Rohm

EG
Eddie Golden

CG
Clive Geraghty

JH
John Hoey

PG
Patrick Gardiner

BM
Brian McGrath

Mark Beauchamp

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Ronan Smith

Farmboy

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John Franklyn

Coalman

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Margaret Lacey

Anna Sewell

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John Nettleton

Sir William

Details

Directed by
James Hill
Written by
Anna Sewell, Wolf Mankowitz
Type
Movies
Released
1971
Runtime
106 min
Country
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama, Family
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 1,272 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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