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Gods and Generals

2003 · 219 min · Director: Ron Maxwell, Ronald F. Maxwell ★ IMDb 6.2 · 18,358 ratings

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The rise and fall of confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, as he meets with military success against the Union from 1861 to 1863, when he is accidentally killed by his own soldiers.

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Gods and Generals (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Awe 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Awe, Tension. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Awe and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Empathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Sadness
Tension
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 5′Tension40 %22 %37 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 16′Sadness39 %25 %34 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 27′Tension44 %21 %41 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 38′Tension61 %24 %61 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 49′Tension73 %34 %63 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 60′Love64 %33 %41 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 71′Love46 %21 %30 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 82′Love46 %18 %40 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 93′Tension64 %21 %60 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 104′Tension74 %24 %73 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 115′Tension80 %39 %78 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 126′Sadness81 %61 %69 %64 %
62.5 %≈ 137′Sadness71 %56 %41 %57 %
67.5 %≈ 148′Love68 %43 %31 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 159′Sadness75 %59 %38 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 170′Sadness76 %64 %38 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 181′Tension74 %40 %56 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 192′Tension80 %41 %71 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 203′Sadness85 %69 %54 %69 %
97.5 %≈ 214′Sadness85 %83 %37 %77 %
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

Kevin Conway

Sgt. Buster Kilrain

C. Thomas Howell

Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain

JL
Jeremy London

Capt. Alexander 'Sandie' Pendleton

Matt Letscher

Col. Adelbert Ames

BM
Brian Mallon

Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock

BB
Bo Brinkman

Maj. Walter Taylor

Bruce Boxleitner

Lt. Gen. James Longstreet

William Sanderson

Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill

Billy Campbell

Maj. Gen. George Pickett

RC
Ryan Cutrona

Brig. Gen. Marsena Patrick

MD
Mia Dillon

Jane Beale

JD
Justin Dray

George Jenkins

RE
Robert Easton

John Janney

Frankie Faison

Jim Lewis

MF
Miles Fisher

John Beale

JC
John Castle

Old Penn

CH
Conn Horgan

Pvt. Dooley

Details

Directed by
Ron Maxwell, Ronald F. Maxwell
Written by
Ron Maxwell, Jeff Shaara, Ronald F. Maxwell
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
219 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 18,358 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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