The Emperor's Club
2002 · 108 min · Director: Michael Hoffman
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.
Emotional fingerprint
The Emperor's Club (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Inspiration20%
- Sadness15%
- Guilt10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Inspiration. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy 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
- Empathy
- Hope
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Hope | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 32 % | 17 % | 17 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 36 % | 15 % | 22 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 40 % | 14 % | 19 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 45 % | 12 % | 13 % | 3 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 52 % | 14 % | 11 % | 4 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 55 % | 23 % | 8 % | 9 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 53 % | 35 % | 18 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Hope | 51 % | 37 % | 37 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Hope | 51 % | 34 % | 38 % | 17 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 54 % | 35 % | 28 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 58 % | 35 % | 21 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Empathy | 57 % | 39 % | 15 % | 32 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 56 % | 47 % | 13 % | 47 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 55 % | 47 % | 18 % | 42 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Humor | 51 % | 41 % | 24 % | 26 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Empathy | 49 % | 33 % | 23 % | 19 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 56 % | 32 % | 18 % | 23 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 66 % | 47 % | 25 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Hope | 63 % | 52 % | 42 % | 31 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Hope | 51 % | 38 % | 45 % | 17 % |
Man in a hole
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
Deepak Mehta
Miss Peters
Miss Johnston
Dr. Kelly Ryan
Older Deepak Mehta
Robert Bell
Real Redhead
Redhead
Details
- Directed by
- Michael Hoffman
- Written by
- Neil Tolkin, Ethan Canin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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