Above the Rim
1994 · 96 min · Director: Jeff Pollack, Jeff Pollack
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Story of Kyle-Lee Watson, a promising high school basketball star, and his relationships with Birdie, a powerful drug dealer, and Birdie's brother, Thomas 'Shep' Sheppard, himself once a promising high school star at Kyle's school, now employed as a security guard.
Emotional fingerprint
Above the Rim (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Anger15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Crime, Sport. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Excitement
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Excitement | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 43 % | 38 % | 32 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Excitement | 40 % | 33 % | 30 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 35 % | 24 % | 23 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Hope | 34 % | 23 % | 20 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 39 % | 29 % | 24 % | 15 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 41 % | 34 % | 21 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 41 % | 34 % | 14 % | 11 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 46 % | 35 % | 10 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 46 % | 36 % | 10 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 44 % | 38 % | 8 % | 11 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 49 % | 46 % | 9 % | 8 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 54 % | 48 % | 15 % | 13 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sadness | 59 % | 41 % | 14 % | 20 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 59 % | 43 % | 14 % | 15 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 51 % | 41 % | 26 % | 21 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Hope | 53 % | 43 % | 36 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 61 % | 55 % | 40 % | 30 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 69 % | 65 % | 50 % | 30 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 73 % | 61 % | 60 % | 36 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Excitement | 70 % | 48 % | 62 % | 45 % |
Man in a hole
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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Details
- Directed by
- Jeff Pollack, Jeff Pollack
- Written by
- Barry Michael Cooper, Jeff Pollack, Benny Medina, Jeff Pollack
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1994
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
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