Walk the Line
2005 · 136 min · Director: James Mangold
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
While growing up in the Great Depression era, Johnny Cash takes an interest in music and eventually moves out of his Arkansas town to join the air force in Germany. While there, he buys his first guitar and writes his own music, and proposes to Vivian. When they got married, they settled in Tennessee and with a daughter, he supported the family by being a salesman. He discovers a man who can pursue his dreams and ends up getting a record with the boys. Shortly after that, he was on a short tour, promoting his songs, and meets the already famous and beautiful June Carter. Then as they get on the long-term tours with June, the boys, and Jerry Lee Lewis, they have this unspoken relationship that grows. But when June leaves the tour because of his behavior, he was a drug addict. His marriage was also falling apart, and when he sees June years later at an awards show, he forces June to tour with them again, promising June to support her two kids and herself. While the tour goes on, the relationship between June and John grow more,and his marriage to his first wife ends. June finds out about the drugs, and help him overcome it. True love and care helped John eventually stop the drug usage, and finally proposes to her in front of an audience at a show.
Emotional fingerprint
Walk the Line (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Inspiration 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Love30%
- Inspiration25%
- Sadness20%
- Humor15%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Inspiration, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Music, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Inspiration and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 46 % | 25 % | 28 % | 29 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Sadness | 60 % | 33 % | 32 % | 41 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Love | 59 % | 34 % | 32 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 56 % | 22 % | 32 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Joy | 56 % | 22 % | 22 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Joy | 48 % | 33 % | 16 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Love | 42 % | 35 % | 25 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Love | 41 % | 30 % | 31 % | 25 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 43 % | 22 % | 37 % | 27 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 44 % | 18 % | 40 % | 23 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 40 % | 21 % | 35 % | 16 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Love | 49 % | 24 % | 43 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 66 % | 19 % | 62 % | 33 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 65 % | 16 % | 60 % | 41 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Tension | 59 % | 18 % | 53 % | 43 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 65 % | 25 % | 57 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Hope | 61 % | 34 % | 48 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Hope | 57 % | 43 % | 36 % | 23 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 126′ | Love | 65 % | 56 % | 30 % | 14 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 133′ | Love | 63 % | 59 % | 18 % | 9 % |
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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
Carrie Cash
Elvis Presley
Jerry Lee Lewis
Waylon Jennings
Ezra Carter
W.S. "Fluke" Holland
Roy Orbison
Carl Perkins
Young Reba Cash
Reba Cash
Details
- Directed by
- James Mangold
- Written by
- Gill Dennis, James Mangold, Johnny Cash
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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