feeldb

Flywheel

2003 · 120 min · Director: Alex Kendrick ★ IMDb 6.7 · 4,990 ratings

Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)

Jay Austin, a dishonest car salesman in lots of debt, comes to a turning point in his life where he becomes a born-again Christian, turns from his dishonest way of business and begins trusting in God to take care of him. Even when things get hard he trusts God, and God provides him with a way to pay off his debt honestly.

Ask Kadri

Trailer for Flywheel

Playing the trailer connects to YouTube. No connection is made until you choose to play.

Rate how it felt
Working…

Your viewing check-in

Emotional fingerprint

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

  1. Hope25%

AI estimate · no viewer votes yet

How we measure

AI estimate

Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Hope, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

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

How did it make you feel?

Votes are saved to the fingerprint once you’re signed in.

Pick up to three · 0/3

1
2
3

Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Hope
  • Relief
  • Empathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Hope
Relief
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.
Ending hidden

Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeReliefEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension26 %1 %0 %9 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension33 %2 %0 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension40 %4 %0 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension43 %5 %0 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Humor43 %10 %1 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Hope45 %17 %2 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Tension51 %20 %5 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Empathy62 %38 %19 %52 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Hope66 %53 %27 %54 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension65 %51 %24 %51 %
52.5 %≈ 63′Hope59 %47 %26 %49 %
57.5 %≈ 69′Humor54 %40 %19 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 75′Empathy59 %37 %18 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 81′Relief67 %47 %42 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 87′Relief72 %61 %62 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 93′Hope70 %60 %59 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 99′Relief68 %48 %40 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 105′Tension75 %47 %35 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 111′Relief73 %51 %52 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 117′Relief59 %44 %53 %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.

AI reading of the film’s English subtitles (dialogue and sound cues) — not viewer votes. How we measure ↗

Kadri — your film companion

AI

Ask anything about Flywheel. From the film’s own dialogue and FeelDB data, at your spoiler level.

Kadri

Hi, I’m Kadri. Ask me anything about Flywheel — I’ll stay inside your spoiler line.

Premise only
Enter to send · Shift + Enter for a new line
Afterward Reveal viewer responses · may contain spoilers

Viewer responses about feelings after the title ended, separate from feelings while watching. No AI estimates.

0 responses so far

Feeling details appear after at least 3 viewers respond, to protect privacy.

Cast

AK
Alex Kendrick

Jay Austin

RH
Rosetta Harris Armstrong

LA
Lisa Arnold

JL
Janet Lee Dapper

Judy Austin

BB
Blake Bailey

RH
Richie Hunnewell

Todd Austin

RB
Roger Breland

Mr. Austin

LA
Lisa Arnold

Hillary Vail

TG
Tracy Goode

Bernie Meyers

WB
Walter Burnett

Max Kendall

JM
Jim McBride

Butch Bowers

RH
Rutha Harris

Katie Harris

TL
Treavor Lokey

Vince Berkley

SM
Steve Moore

Dan Michaels

MK
Marc Keenan

Sam Jones

DT
Daniel Titus

Kevin Cantrell

MG
Mac George

George MacDonald

AD
Ashlynn Dapper

Faith Austin

JS
Jay Sharpe

Benny Watts

TG
Teresa Goode

Alma Watts

DF
David Frasier

Scott Miller

Details

Directed by
Alex Kendrick
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 4,990 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
Data updated

Where to watch

Also on

Availability varies by country

Data: JustWatch · Wikidata

Feels similar

More like this →

Emotion overlap shows mood similarity, not a prediction of enjoyment.