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Radio

2003 · 109 min · Director: Michael Tollin ★ IMDb 6.9 · 50,154 ratings

Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)

Set in 1976, real life Coach Jones befriends mentally disabled black student, Radio. They then form a friendship and bond over the football season. Though things take a turn for the worst when certain fans and parents feel that Radio is a distraction, and is getting in the way of the team succeeding.

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Emotional fingerprint

Radio (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Inspiration 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Inspiration, Love. Genres: Drama, Biography, Sport. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Inspiration and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Hope
  • Empathy
  • Joy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Hope
Empathy
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 rises around 68 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeEmpathyJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension32 %5 %15 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension35 %14 %25 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Empathy39 %21 %30 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Joy40 %24 %28 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Empathy40 %29 %30 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Hope41 %28 %34 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Empathy45 %18 %32 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension48 %15 %23 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Joy44 %21 %19 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Hope39 %28 %28 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Hope44 %30 %36 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Joy49 %26 %38 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Tension44 %18 %32 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension49 %11 %40 %9 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Sadness61 %11 %55 %4 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Empathy59 %16 %51 %8 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Tension50 %24 %38 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Joy53 %34 %40 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Empathy63 %48 %52 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Joy68 %57 %57 %53 %
Cinderella

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

Ed Harris

Coach Jones

Alfre Woodard

Principal Daniels

SD
Sarah Drew

Mary Helen Jones

BS
Brent Sexton

Honeycutt

RS
Riley Smith

Johnny

BR
Bill Roberson

Del

MH
Michael Harding

Irv the Cop

RK
Rebecca Koon

Waitress

HB
Hi Bedford-Roberson

School Receptionist

MK
Michael Kroeker

Young Cop

MR
Mark Robert Ellis

Football Referee

SR
Shelley Reid

Cop #2

LW
Leonard Wheeler

Hoop Referee

BB
Bert Beatson

Hoop Player

DM
Deborah McTeer

Linda's Friend

Details

Directed by
Michael Tollin
Written by
Mike Rich, Gary Smith, Mike Rich
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 50,154 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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