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Hustle & Flow

2005 · 116 min · Director: Craig Brewer ★ IMDb 7.3 · 46,042 ratings

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Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.

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Hustle & Flow (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Crime, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 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
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Tension
Empathy
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 peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor32 %2 %23 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension35 %5 %29 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension36 %10 %29 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Empathy38 %13 %23 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Sadness43 %13 %24 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Empathy43 %18 %29 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Hope41 %25 %31 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Hope51 %23 %43 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Tension59 %19 %53 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Hope48 %23 %43 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Hope43 %21 %38 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Tension50 %21 %41 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Hope51 %34 %30 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Hope51 %45 %24 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 84′Hope50 %45 %33 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 90′Hope46 %39 %36 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 96′Hope56 %30 %48 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Tension71 %31 %55 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 107′Hope64 %43 %29 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 113′Hope50 %45 %5 %27 %
Rags to riches

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

DJ Qualls

Shelby

Ludacris

Skinny Black

Elise Neal

Yevette

JJ
Juicy J

Tigga

WE
William Engram

Slobs

BS
Bobby Sandimanie

Yellow Jacket

H
Haystak

Mickey

CP
Claude Phillips

Harold

JS
Josey Scott

Elroy

JS
John Still

Shop Owner

JM
Jay Munn

Prison Guard

MH
Michael Hooks Jr.

Block Manager

JT
Jerome Toles

Police Officer

DP
DJ Paul

R.L.

Details

Directed by
Craig Brewer
Written by
Craig Brewer
Type
Movies
Released
2005
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Crime, Music
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 46,042 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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