Pixote
1980 · 127 min · Director: Hector Babenco, Héctor Babenco
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
Emotional fingerprint
Pixote (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Disturbing 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Disturbing25%
- Anxiety20%
- Empathy15%
- Tension10%
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Disturbing, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Disturbing and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Disturbing
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Disturbing | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sympathy | 49 % | 35 % | 38 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Disturbing | 63 % | 45 % | 57 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Disturbing | 60 % | 44 % | 55 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sympathy | 53 % | 44 % | 40 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sympathy | 58 % | 51 % | 38 % | 38 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 67 % | 57 % | 50 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Sympathy | 73 % | 65 % | 61 % | 52 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 83 % | 76 % | 77 % | 67 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disturbing | 89 % | 80 % | 87 % | 72 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 66 % | 67 % | 55 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 67 % | 46 % | 37 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 59 % | 42 % | 31 % | 27 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sympathy | 55 % | 45 % | 31 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 59 % | 47 % | 37 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sympathy | 71 % | 55 % | 59 % | 49 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 53 % | 68 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Tension | 68 % | 49 % | 57 % | 39 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Sympathy | 74 % | 61 % | 58 % | 55 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 75 % | 71 % | 74 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 124′ | Sympathy | 93 % | 86 % | 72 % | 84 % |
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
Judge
Débora
Cristal
Widow
Almir
Diretor
Delegado
Journalist
Teacher
Foreigner
Details
- Directed by
- Hector Babenco, Héctor Babenco
- Written by
- Hector Babenco, Jorge Durán, José Louzeiro, Héctor Babenco
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1980
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Country
- Brazil
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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