But I'm a Cheerleader
1999 · 85 min · Director: Jamie Babbit
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Megan is an all-American girl. She's a cheerleader and has a boyfriend, but she doesn't like kissing him very much, and she's pretty tactile with her cheerleader friends, and she only has pictures of girls up in her locker. Her parents and friends conclude that she *must* be gay and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, full of admittedly homosexual misfits, where she can learn how to be straight. Will Megan be turned around to successful heterosexuality, or will she succumb to her love for the beautiful Graham?
Emotional fingerprint
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Love 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Love25%
- Inspiration20%
- Joy15%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Inspiration. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Inspiration. 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
- Love
- Hope
- Humor
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Hope | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 33 % | 5 % | 5 % | 23 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Humor | 44 % | 5 % | 5 % | 31 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 49 % | 6 % | 6 % | 35 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 48 % | 9 % | 11 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 50 % | 9 % | 14 % | 44 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 53 % | 6 % | 9 % | 43 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 50 % | 6 % | 6 % | 41 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sadness | 49 % | 13 % | 9 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 53 % | 19 % | 9 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 54 % | 18 % | 16 % | 34 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Hope | 54 % | 25 % | 34 % | 31 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Love | 55 % | 34 % | 35 % | 29 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 54 % | 24 % | 20 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 53 % | 20 % | 19 % | 23 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Hope | 56 % | 34 % | 29 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Love | 63 % | 41 % | 34 % | 23 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Hope | 63 % | 36 % | 41 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Hope | 66 % | 46 % | 54 % | 28 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Love | 74 % | 66 % | 60 % | 23 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Love | 72 % | 70 % | 57 % | 17 % |
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
Jan
Jared
Cheerleader #1
Cheerleader #2
Joel's Father
Details
- Directed by
- Jamie Babbit
- Written by
- Jamie Babbit, Brian Peterson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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