What's Love Got to Do with It
1993 · 118 min · Director: Brian Gibson
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Anna Mae Bullock always had a special voice. Soon after arriving in St. Louis to live with the mother who had walked out when she was small, she soon attracts the attention of pop group leader Ike Turner. She becomes his band's singer, his wife, and mother to his children - not all hers. In love with him and determined not to leave in the way her mother had, she finds herself the target of increasing violence from him who can't see who is making his band such a success.
Emotional fingerprint
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Anger 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Anger25%
- Empathy20%
- Love15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Anger, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Music, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Anger and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 65 % | 62 % | 60 % | 38 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Sympathy | 55 % | 48 % | 44 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Joy | 43 % | 25 % | 19 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Hope | 46 % | 20 % | 10 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 63 % | 36 % | 24 % | 54 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 49 % | 35 % | 56 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sympathy | 53 % | 43 % | 26 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 48 % | 36 % | 20 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sympathy | 56 % | 48 % | 33 % | 51 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sympathy | 65 % | 49 % | 36 % | 51 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Joy | 65 % | 39 % | 26 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 66 % | 43 % | 24 % | 51 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Joy | 63 % | 43 % | 24 % | 55 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 61 % | 48 % | 32 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sympathy | 69 % | 61 % | 43 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 73 % | 59 % | 35 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Hope | 68 % | 48 % | 25 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Hope | 66 % | 45 % | 24 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Tension | 73 % | 46 % | 30 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Hope | 72 % | 42 % | 38 % | 37 % |
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
Young Anna Mae Bullock
Alline Bullock
Grandma Georgiana
Boutique Clerk
Spector's Assistant
Michael Turner
Details
- Directed by
- Brian Gibson
- Written by
- Tina Turner, Kurt Loder, Kate Lanier
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1993
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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