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Tru Confessions

2002 · 83 min · Director: Paul Hoen ★ IMDb 7.3 · 3,655 ratings

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Trudy 'Tru' Walker thought she had the worst life ever and having a father who was always working, a mother who never took her side, and a mentally challenged brother didn't help. But when Tru gets a chance to follow her dream and star in a TV Show, she finds out what it really means to be a family.

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Tru Confessions (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Love
20%Humor
  1. Love25%
  2. Humor20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
Sadness
Joy
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 3 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessJoy
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor40 %27 %13 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor43 %33 %20 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Empathy48 %34 %21 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor49 %30 %18 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Empathy50 %40 %26 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Empathy51 %49 %34 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Empathy45 %41 %28 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Humor39 %33 %20 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Humor41 %36 %24 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Empathy49 %46 %29 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Joy57 %55 %33 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Empathy66 %61 %44 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 52′Tension68 %59 %45 %14 %
67.5 %≈ 56′Empathy70 %64 %50 %14 %
72.5 %≈ 60′Empathy76 %70 %56 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Joy78 %68 %46 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Empathy77 %69 %39 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 73′Joy74 %65 %36 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 77′Empathy74 %68 %46 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 81′Empathy80 %78 %62 %42 %
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

CB
Clara Bryant

WF
William Francis McGuire

Bob

ND
Nicole Dicker

Denise

KD
Kevin Duhaney

Jake

YG
Yani Gellman

Billy

CE
Craig Eldridge

Mr. Taylor

JF
Jennifer Foster

DeeDee

RP
Rahnuma Panthaky

Ms. Hinchey

CM
Colm Magner

Coach Rice

Arnold Pinnock

Dr. Dean Cutler

BV
Bruce Vavrina

Librarian

KB
Kelly Bodanis

Ms. Willow

RD
Raven Dauda

Nancy

FA
Frank Alonzi

Choppy L.A.

FE
Fran Elliot

Misty77

JB
John Blackwood

Dr. Hinton

MD
Max Donksky

Young Eddie

PL
Penny Liarokos

Young Tru

Details

Directed by
Paul Hoen
Written by
Stu Krieger, Janet Tashjian
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States, Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 3,655 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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