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Blue Chips

1994 · 108 min · Director: William Friedkin ★ IMDb 6.3 · 16,610 ratings

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Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.

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

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Sport. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Excitement
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Excitement
Empathy
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 33 %, then dips around 53 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionExcitementEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension57 %52 %32 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension56 %48 %26 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness53 %40 %18 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension48 %38 %20 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Sadness44 %33 %24 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Humor43 %26 %20 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Humor41 %23 %21 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Excitement43 %24 %29 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Humor48 %31 %29 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Humor46 %31 %23 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Humor41 %30 %21 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Tension46 %39 %21 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Empathy60 %54 %18 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Tension73 %65 %15 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Sadness78 %64 %29 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Excitement79 %61 %59 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Excitement79 %59 %66 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Empathy76 %50 %41 %56 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Sadness69 %34 %20 %61 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Empathy57 %15 %15 %50 %
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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

JW
J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh

Happy

Alfre Woodard

Lavada McRae

PH
Penny Hardaway

Butch

MN
Matt Nover

Ricky

RW
Robert Wuhl

Marty

BC
Bob Cousy

Vic

CC
Cylk Cozart

Slick

KB
Kevin Benton

Jack

BC
Bill Cross

Freddie

MJ
Marques Johnson

Mel

BK
Bobby Knight

Bobby Knight

RP
Rick Pitino

Rick Pitino

GR
George Raveling

George Raveling

SA
Sam Armato

Lecturer

LB
Larry Bird

Larry Bird

Details

Directed by
William Friedkin
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Sport
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 16,610 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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