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The Players Club

1998 · 104 min · Director: Ice Cube ★ IMDb 5.9 · 8,619 ratings

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Diana, a young mom working at a shoe store meets two strippers, Tricks and Ronnie. They tell her that she should work at The Playa's Club for big money. The woman accepts and soon introduces her cousin into the club. Then she finds out that her cousin is doing housecalls which Tricks bribed her to do. One day Diana returns to her house after almost being raped by an obsessed fan and finds her cousin sleeping with her ex-boyfriend. She kicks her cousin out and starts dating Blue, a DJ at the club. They go out one night and Diana's cousin calls asking her to pick her up from a bachelor party. Diana refuses and soon after her cousin is raped. Now she has only one option, to put Tricks in her place.

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The Players Club (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Anger20%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Anger. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Sympathy
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Sympathy57 %43 %57 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sympathy56 %44 %49 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor53 %40 %30 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor49 %40 %23 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension51 %48 %28 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension57 %51 %26 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor63 %52 %28 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension64 %56 %39 %48 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Sympathy57 %53 %43 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Tension55 %51 %39 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension56 %53 %33 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Humor60 %55 %34 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Tension71 %65 %52 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Sympathy74 %65 %60 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension70 %63 %53 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension77 %71 %63 %66 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Sympathy88 %81 %73 %76 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Tension83 %76 %61 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Sympathy72 %62 %53 %47 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

LM
LisaRaye McCoy

LM
LisaRaye McCoy

Diana "Diamond" Armstrong

DA
Dick Anthony Williams

Bernie Mac

Dollar Bill

JE
Judyann Elder

Ice Cube

Reggie

MC
Monica Calhoun

Ebony

Faizon Love

Peters

Dick Anthony Williams

Mr. Armstrong

JE
Judyann Elder

Mrs. Armstrong

CW
Chrystale Wilson

Ronnie

AG
Adele Givens

Tricks

AJ
Anthony Johnson

L'il Man

JW
Jimmy Woodard

Miron

MR
Montae Russell

Lance

OW
Oren Williams

Young Jamal

JT
Jossie Thacker

Stripper #1

LM
Lalanya Masters

Stripper #2

UY
Ursula Y. Houston

Dancer #2

Details

Directed by
Ice Cube
Written by
Ice Cube
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 8,619 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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