Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · 117 min · Director: Darren Grant
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Helen McCarter has everything a woman wants: a nice house and rich husband. However after her husband Charles throws her out of the house after admitting to an affair a distraught Helen turns to her mother, grandmother Madea and cousin Brian who take her in and turn back to God. Helen learns for the first time in her life to stand up on her two feet and is ready to remove herself from her relationship with Charles and move on with Orlando. But when her husband is almost killed by a vengeful client, Helen wonders if she has the heart to forgive him despite everything.
Emotional fingerprint
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Inspiration 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Inspiration25%
- Sadness20%
- Anger15%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Inspiration, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Inspiration and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Hope
- Sadness
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 58 % | 5 % | 50 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Sadness | 70 % | 5 % | 61 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 75 % | 9 % | 59 % | 4 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 70 % | 14 % | 39 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 66 % | 13 % | 28 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 60 % | 11 % | 26 % | 9 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 59 % | 24 % | 34 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 63 % | 43 % | 44 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Hope | 61 % | 51 % | 34 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Love | 61 % | 51 % | 23 % | 51 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 65 % | 51 % | 19 % | 57 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Love | 71 % | 51 % | 14 % | 61 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 74 % | 40 % | 23 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 76 % | 23 % | 45 % | 28 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 78 % | 11 % | 60 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 70 % | 21 % | 56 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Hope | 66 % | 50 % | 40 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Hope | 74 % | 69 % | 23 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Love | 78 % | 70 % | 14 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Hope | 70 % | 65 % | 13 % | 48 % |
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
Brenda
Reverend Carter
Mildred
BJ
Christina
Tiffany
Guard
Chandra
Child
Doctor
Details
- Directed by
- Darren Grant
- Written by
- Tyler Perry
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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