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Resurrecting the Champ

2007 · 112 min · Director: Rod Lurie ★ IMDb 6.7 · 21,896 ratings

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A young journalist comes to the aid of a homeless man who claims he is a former heavy weight title contender. Seeing a chance to redeem his struggling career, the writer's story of the champ's life raises questions about the past that will threaten all he holds dear.

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Emotional fingerprint

Resurrecting the Champ (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 32%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Guilt15%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Sport. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Empathy
Sadness
Curiosity
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 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension45 %30 %10 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity39 %23 %10 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity36 %20 %11 %43 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity40 %28 %14 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity43 %34 %16 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Empathy45 %40 %26 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Sadness50 %49 %41 %32 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Sadness50 %50 %44 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Empathy46 %43 %30 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Joy48 %33 %11 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Joy53 %25 %4 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity55 %23 %9 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Tension54 %29 %20 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Sadness55 %38 %31 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Tension61 %44 %39 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Sadness66 %56 %51 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Sadness68 %66 %58 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Empathy69 %69 %54 %16 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Empathy70 %71 %55 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Empathy68 %72 %57 %12 %
Riches to rags

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

KM
Kathryn Morris

Alan Alda

Ralph Metz

Teri Hatcher

Andrea Flak

Kathryn Morris

Joyce Kernan

DG
Dakota Goyo

Teddy Kernan

NS
Nick Sandow

Marciano

KS
Kristen Shaw

Kristen Shaw

David Paymer

Whitley

Harry Lennix

Bob Satterfield Jr.

Peter Coyote

Ike Epstein

CI
Chris Ippolito

Jaws

JW
J. Winston Carroll

Roselle

SP
Suzanne Pringle

Woman with Kenny

TA
Troy Amos-Ross

Young Champ

RL
Rod Lurie

Toby Eagleburger

JE
John Elway

John Elway

JL
Jake LaMotta

Jake LaMotta (voice)

JT
Jameson Trenholm

Runt

Details

Directed by
Rod Lurie
Written by
Allison Burnett, Michael Bortman, J.R. Moehringer, Allison Burnett, Michael Bortman
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Sport
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 21,896 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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