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Drumline

2002 · 118 min · Director: Charles Stone III ★ IMDb 6 · 38,111 ratings

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A fish-out-of-water comedy about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.

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Drumline (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Joy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Joy
20%Humor
  1. Joy25%
  2. Humor20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Joy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Joy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Excitement
  • Joy
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Hope

Excitement
Joy
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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 dips around 28 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityExcitementJoyHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy45 %23 %30 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor44 %25 %23 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor44 %26 %16 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension48 %31 %20 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Humor48 %31 %29 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Joy44 %29 %30 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Excitement48 %39 %25 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Excitement54 %45 %25 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Joy56 %30 %24 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Tension59 %19 %15 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Tension56 %26 %15 %15 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Tension51 %26 %20 %15 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Tension50 %15 %18 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Tension51 %14 %19 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Hope51 %23 %28 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Humor49 %34 %33 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Excitement55 %50 %36 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 103′Excitement70 %68 %43 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 109′Excitement80 %76 %54 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 115′Joy83 %77 %70 %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

Nick Cannon

Devon Miles

Orlando Jones

Dr. Lee

LR
Leonard Roberts

Sean Taylor

G
GQ

Jayson

JW
Jason Weaver

Ernest

EP
Earl Poitier

Charles

CC
Candace Carey

Diedre

SR
Shay Roundtree

Big Rob

MA
Miguel A. Gaetan

Trey

JA
J. Anthony Brown

Mr. Wade

AO
Afemo Omilami

President Wagner

TB
Tyreese Burnett

Henry

BH
Brandon Hirsch

Buck Wild

AE
Angela Elayne Gibbs

Dorothy Miles

AW
Al Wiggins

VC
Von Coulter

JS
Jason Sims-Prewitt

GA
George A. Peters II

Details

Directed by
Charles Stone III
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 38,111 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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