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Men of Honor

2000 · 129 min · Director: George Tillman Jr. ★ IMDb 7.2 · 131,924 ratings

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The story ultimately revolves around two "men of honor"; their relationship, their individual and joint failures and triumphs. Carl Brashear is determined to be the first African American Navy Diver in a time where racism is rife. Leslie Sunday is his embittered trainer, determined to see him fail. Fate, challenges and circumstances eventually draw these two men together in a tale of turbulence and ultimately triumph.

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Men of Honor (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Hope 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope25%

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The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Hope, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Hope and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Inspiration
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Inspiration
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionInspirationRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension57 %50 %12 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Hope59 %51 %19 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Sadness63 %55 %24 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Hope60 %53 %24 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Tension56 %50 %19 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Tension53 %48 %19 %5 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Hope60 %56 %31 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Tension71 %68 %35 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 55′Tension70 %63 %24 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 61′Tension69 %61 %23 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 68′Tension74 %71 %38 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 74′Tension83 %75 %59 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 81′Relief81 %66 %57 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 87′Tension75 %63 %30 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 94′Sadness76 %63 %23 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 100′Sadness74 %54 %41 %9 %
82.5 %≈ 106′Hope72 %53 %56 %9 %
87.5 %≈ 113′Tension81 %66 %68 %29 %
92.5 %≈ 119′Relief90 %75 %80 %62 %
97.5 %≈ 126′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Hal Holbrook

'Mr. Pappy'

Michael Rapaport

GM1 Snowhill

Powers Boothe

Captain Pullman

David Keith

Captain Hartigan

Dulé Hill

Red Tail

Holt McCallany

MM1 Dylan Rourke

DC
David Conrad

Lt. / Cmdr. / Capt. Hanks

Joshua Leonard

PO2 Timothy Douglas Isert

Carl Lumbly

Mac Brashear

LM
Lonette McKee

Ella Brashear

Glynn Turman

Chief Floyd

TN
Theo Nicholas Pagones

FC Mellegrano

RS
Richard Sanders

Donny Moor Bartender

HH
Henry Harris

Rescued Pilot

Tyler Posey

Boy (uncredited)

DT
Dennis Troutman

Boots

Details

Directed by
George Tillman Jr.
Written by
Scott Marshall Smith, Scott Marshall Smith
Type
Movies
Released
2000
Runtime
129 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 131,924 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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