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Dopamine

2019–2023 · 2 seasons

A cool, inquisitive look at how apps hook your brain, equal parts unsettling and illuminating.

Created by
Léo Favier
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Elisabeth Ventura
Overview
Are you spending hours of your day swiping left and right on Tinder? It’s normal as the app was created to be addictive by activating dopamine in your brain with every swipe drawing you in further.

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Created by
Léo Favier
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Elisabeth Ventura
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • technology
  • obsession
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Léo Favier
Starring
Elisabeth Ventura
Length
2 seasons, 16 episodes, 54 min each
Network
ARTE, ARTE
Languages
French

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