The Color of Friendship
2000 · 83 min · Director: Kevin Hooks, Kevin Hooks
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.
Emotional fingerprint
The Color of Friendship (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 20%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Humor20%
- Inspiration20%
- Confusion20%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, Family, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Hope
- Empathy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Hope | 36 % | 23 % | 16 % | 11 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Hope | 38 % | 21 % | 23 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Empathy | 39 % | 20 % | 31 % | 22 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Sadness | 45 % | 17 % | 34 % | 31 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 50 % | 13 % | 32 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 51 % | 13 % | 37 % | 46 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 51 % | 23 % | 43 % | 44 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Hope | 49 % | 35 % | 42 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Hope | 46 % | 38 % | 39 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Hope | 44 % | 35 % | 34 % | 32 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Hope | 45 % | 30 % | 33 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Empathy | 50 % | 33 % | 45 % | 31 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Hope | 52 % | 43 % | 51 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Hope | 56 % | 41 % | 46 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 68 % | 27 % | 47 % | 60 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 75 % | 30 % | 55 % | 67 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 74 % | 41 % | 61 % | 59 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 74 % | 50 % | 66 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Hope | 76 % | 65 % | 70 % | 26 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Hope | 76 % | 73 % | 71 % | 6 % |
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
Mahree Bok
Daniel
Brandy Dellums
Erik Dellums
Rian
Billy
Reporter #1
Reporter #2
Turner
Mrs. Hofmeyer
Secretary
Fullback
Janet
Details
- Directed by
- Kevin Hooks, Kevin Hooks
- Written by
- Paris Qualles
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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