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The Railway Children Return

2022 · 95 min · Director: Morgan Matthews ★ IMDb 5.6 · 1,836 ratings

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Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

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The Railway Children Return (2022) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Hope 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Empathy
25%Hope
20%Nostalgia
  1. Empathy30%
  2. Hope25%
  3. Nostalgia20%
  4. Sadness15%
  5. Relief10%

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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

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.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Hope, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Hope and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Relief
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Relief
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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.
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Dominant emotion

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

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyReliefTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness63 %52 %8 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor59 %45 %18 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Empathy60 %49 %26 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor59 %41 %21 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor56 %23 %13 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor63 %16 %11 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension68 %28 %13 %59 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension66 %48 %16 %60 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Sadness63 %59 %19 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Empathy63 %59 %13 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension69 %61 %10 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Empathy73 %66 %15 %61 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Empathy76 %69 %15 %59 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Sadness78 %65 %10 %57 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Tension74 %57 %15 %65 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension74 %61 %27 %69 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Empathy76 %63 %34 %66 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Tension81 %60 %46 %68 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Relief85 %66 %69 %46 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Relief85 %67 %82 %17 %
Man in a hole

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

JA
Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury

SS
Sheridan Smith

SS
Sheridan Smith

Annie Waterbury

TC
Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Uncle Walter

BG
Beau Gadsdon

BG
Beau Gadsdon

Lily Watts

KA
KJ Aikens

AH
Austin Haynes

EH
Eden Hamilton

ZC
Zac Cudby

JB
John Bradley

HQ
Hugh Quarshie

HQ
Hugh Quarshie

General Harrison

HW
Hannah Wood

Miss Eckersley

OW
Oscar Wallwork

Jimmy

NH
Neil Hurst

Teacher

JB
Jessica Baglow

Angela

JR
Joseph Richards

Georgie Duckworth

TF
Thomas Flynn

Pox

JR
Jacqueline Rodgers

Miss Wills

MD
Max Duane

Military Policeman Hartley

GF
Gabriel Frielich

Military Policeman Rouse

EC
Eddie Caswell

Station Master

Details

Directed by
Morgan Matthews
Written by
Daniel Brocklehurst
Type
Movies
Released
2022
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 1,836 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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