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Swing Kids

1993 · 112 min · Director: Thomas Carter ★ IMDb 6.8 · 18,452 ratings

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A close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany listen to banned swing music from the U.S. Soon, dancing and fun lead to more difficult choices, as the Nazis begin tightening their grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.

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Emotional fingerprint

Swing Kids (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Sadness
Disturbing
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 38 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy57 %45 %7 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension60 %54 %15 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension64 %55 %31 %51 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Sadness65 %40 %39 %43 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Joy68 %40 %24 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Tension69 %56 %25 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Sadness71 %65 %45 %56 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Disturbing76 %71 %44 %66 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Tension73 %69 %25 %54 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Joy66 %61 %13 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Tension63 %56 %21 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Sadness61 %53 %38 %45 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Disturbing68 %60 %44 %56 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Tension71 %66 %48 %63 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Tension71 %66 %52 %61 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Tension81 %70 %68 %73 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Sadness91 %59 %84 %76 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Sadness91 %51 %79 %69 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Tension86 %68 %63 %64 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Tension80 %73 %55 %52 %
Riches to rags

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

Barbara Hershey

Frau Müller

TB
Tushka Bergen

Evey

DT
David Tom

Willi Müller

MF
Mary Fogarty

Mama Klara Müller

Kenneth Branagh

Herr Knopp, Gestapo (uncredited)

Noah Wyle

Emil Lutz

MC
Martin Clunes

Bannführer

DR
David Robb

Dr. Dietrich Berger

Sean Pertwee

Gestapo Arresting Berger

JS
Julia Stemberger

Frau Linge

JB
Jayce Bartok

Otto

Johan Leysen

Herr Schumler

CB
Carl Brincat

HJ Thug

KB
Karel Bělohradský

Bismarck Owner

PB
Peter Baikie

Bismarck Bandleader

Details

Directed by
Thomas Carter
Written by
Jonathan Marc Feldman
Type
Movies
Released
1993
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Music
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 18,452 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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