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Being Human

1994 · 122 min · Director: Bill Forsyth ★ IMDb 5.3 · 4,473 ratings

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One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.

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Being Human (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Humor
  1. Humor20%
  2. Hope15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Empathy
Sadness
Tension
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 3 %, then peaks around 28 %, then dips around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor48 %35 %30 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension59 %48 %39 %48 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Sadness56 %46 %38 %49 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension53 %41 %34 %45 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension62 %50 %44 %54 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Sadness72 %59 %53 %64 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Tension66 %53 %44 %55 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Empathy54 %39 %31 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Love55 %38 %34 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Love61 %48 %44 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Tension65 %54 %46 %49 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Tension66 %54 %44 %60 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Humor63 %51 %43 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Empathy59 %50 %43 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Humor51 %43 %35 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Humor48 %39 %30 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Empathy56 %51 %40 %27 %
87.5 %≈ 107′Empathy64 %59 %43 %21 %
92.5 %≈ 113′Love61 %49 %26 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 119′Love55 %37 %12 %8 %
Rags to riches

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

Theresa Russell

The Storyteller

John Turturro

Lucinnius

MJ
Maudie Johnson

AG
Anna Galiena

Beatrice

MJ
Max Johnson

IA
Irvine Allen

Héctor Elizondo

Dom Paulo

IA
Iain Andrews

RC
Robert Cavanah

Jonathan Hyde

Francisco

Bill Nighy

Julian

EM
Eoin McCarthy

GM
Grace Mahlaba

Thalia

LM
Lizzy McInnerny

Ursula

John Finn

Detective Cobb

JP
José Pérez

Santiago

David Proval

George

KH
Kelly Hunter

Deirdre

Details

Directed by
Bill Forsyth
Written by
Bill Forsyth
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
122 min
Country
Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 4,473 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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