The Kitchen
2023 · 109 min · Director: Daniel Kaluuya, Kibwe Tavares, Daniel Kaluuya
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Izi's close to escaping The Kitchen, one of London's last remaining housing estates. But when young Benji enters his life, he faces some hard decisions.
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Emotional fingerprint
The Kitchen (2023) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Empathy25%
- Tension20%
- Hope15%
- Excitement10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 4.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 50 % | 23 % | 18 % | 37 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 59 % | 44 % | 44 % | 28 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 57 % | 50 % | 50 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 42 % | 30 % | 24 % | 23 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Joy | 43 % | 24 % | 10 % | 28 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 55 % | 40 % | 25 % | 40 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 57 % | 44 % | 31 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Joy | 54 % | 28 % | 15 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Joy | 51 % | 21 % | 9 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 49 % | 33 % | 20 % | 33 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 54 % | 49 % | 40 % | 38 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 66 % | 65 % | 58 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Empathy | 76 % | 69 % | 55 % | 45 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 73 % | 56 % | 41 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sadness | 65 % | 41 % | 31 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 74 % | 45 % | 38 % | 59 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 84 % | 64 % | 49 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 87 % | 70 % | 42 % | 73 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
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
Arinze
Oozie
Lord Kitchener
Elderly Father
Daughter
Amy
Grieving Daughter
Grieving Father
Isabel
Gemma
Angie
Details
- Directed by
- Daniel Kaluuya, Kibwe Tavares, Daniel Kaluuya
- Written by
- Daniel Kaluuya, Joe Murtagh, Daniel Kaluuya
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2023
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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