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White Bird

2023 · 121 min · Director: Marc Forster ★ IMDb 7.4 · 9,402 ratings

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After being expelled from Beecher Prep for his treatment of a classmate with a facial deformity, Julian has struggled to fit in at his new school. To transform his life, Julian's grandmother finally reveals her own story of courage of her youth in Nazi-occupied France, where a classmate shelters her from mortal danger.

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White Bird (2023) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Hope20%
  2. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Hope. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

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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 18 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope28 %22 %13 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Love32 %25 %14 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Empathy42 %35 %26 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Sadness60 %51 %48 %45 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Sadness76 %64 %57 %68 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Tension81 %66 %51 %78 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Tension74 %64 %45 %65 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Empathy64 %59 %43 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Hope60 %50 %34 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension64 %50 %31 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Hope73 %64 %45 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Empathy75 %71 %54 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Empathy70 %63 %39 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Love73 %54 %26 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Tension81 %56 %36 %64 %
77.5 %≈ 94′Tension88 %66 %54 %85 %
82.5 %≈ 100′Tension90 %76 %71 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 106′Sadness88 %76 %70 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 112′Hope83 %70 %52 %10 %
97.5 %≈ 118′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

AG
Ariella Glaser

OS
Orlando Schwerdt

OS
Orlando Schwerdt

Julien Beaumier

BG
Bryce Gheisar

BG
Bryce Gheisar

Julian Albans

JS
Jo Stone-Fewings

PF
Patsy Ferran

PF
Patsy Ferran

Mille. Petitjean

SM
Stuart McQuarrie

Stuart McQuarrie

Pastor Luc

OR
Olivia Ross

OR
Olivia Ross

Rose Blum

IG
Ishai Golan

NL
Nadine Leon Gobet

Robyn

JB
John Bubniak

Gendarme Marc

JH
Jim High

Milice Commander

PL
Philip Lenkowsky

Rabbi Bernstein

JB
James Beaumont

Pastor Robert

TS
Teagan Stark

Dillon

PG
Priya Ghotane

Rhamiya

YK
Yelisey Kazakevich

Henri

JM
Jem Matthews

Vincent

ST
Sam Talacko

Claude

Details

Directed by
Marc Forster
Written by
Mark Bomback, R.J. Palacio
Type
Movies
Released
2023
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 9,402 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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