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Basquiat

1996 · 107 min · Director: Julian Schnabel ★ IMDb 6.9 · 24,174 ratings

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Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist, living in Thompkins Square Park in a cardboard box, Basquiat becomes a star and a part of Andy Warhol's art world circle. But success has a price, and Basquiat pays with friendships, love, and eventually, his life.

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Basquiat (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Awe 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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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Awe, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Awe and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Sadness
Empathy
Curiosity
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity38 %16 %17 %34 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor40 %15 %19 %27 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness43 %19 %24 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor42 %14 %20 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity41 %9 %18 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor42 %9 %20 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity42 %6 %17 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity39 %3 %13 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Humor44 %9 %19 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Tension49 %19 %31 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Sadness43 %20 %28 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Humor42 %14 %25 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Tension48 %14 %31 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Humor45 %18 %29 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Sadness42 %24 %29 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Empathy41 %25 %33 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Empathy45 %32 %39 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Sadness60 %52 %52 %20 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Sadness69 %62 %62 %22 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Benicio del Toro

Benny Dalmau

Claire Forlani

Gina Cardinale

David Bowie

Andy Warhol

Dennis Hopper

Bruno Bischofberger

Gary Oldman

Albert Milo

Christopher Walken

The Interviewer

Willem Dafoe

The Electrician

JL
Jean-Claude La Marre

Shenge

Parker Posey

Mary Boone

Elina Löwensohn

Annina Nosei

Paul Bartel

Henry Geldzahler

Courtney Love

Big Pink

TO
Tatum O'Neal

Cynthia Kruger

CP
Chuck Pfeiffer

Tom Kruger

RR
Rockets Redglare

Rockets

EG
Esther G. Schnabel

Esther Milo

JS
Jack Schnabel

Jack Milo

LS
Lola Schnabel

Jacqueline Milo

Details

Directed by
Julian Schnabel
Written by
Julian Schnabel, Lech Majewski, John F. Bowe
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 24,174 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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