Black Snake Moan
2006 · 116 min · Director: Craig Brewer
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In rural Tennessee, Lazarus, a former blues musician who survives by truck farming, finds a young girl nearly beaten to death near his home. She's the white-trash town tramp, molded by a life of sexual abuse at the hands of her father and verbal abuse from her mother, who seems to delight in reminding Rae of her mistake in not aborting her. Lazarus, who is also facing personal crisis at the dissolution of his marriage, nurses Rae back to health, providing her with gentle, fatherly advice as well as an education in blues music. Rae's boyfriend, Ronnie, goaded by the man who nearly beat Rae to death, misunderstands the relationship between Lazarus and Rae, and vows to kill him. Lazarus, exhibiting a street-smart understanding of violence and its motives, calls Ronnie's bluff, senses that he is as troubled as Rae, and becomes a guiding force in the young couple's resurrection.
Emotional fingerprint
Black Snake Moan (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 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 Anxiety, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Music. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 50 % | 43 % | 33 % | 40 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Sadness | 49 % | 41 % | 35 % | 40 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Sadness | 46 % | 39 % | 31 % | 36 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Disturbing | 53 % | 45 % | 33 % | 33 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Disturbing | 60 % | 53 % | 43 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 60 % | 52 % | 51 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 69 % | 63 % | 57 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 69 % | 54 % | 31 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Disturbing | 60 % | 51 % | 40 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Hope | 50 % | 41 % | 30 % | 14 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 56 % | 49 % | 33 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Empathy | 55 % | 48 % | 41 % | 32 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 55 % | 41 % | 49 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 68 % | 41 % | 61 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Empathy | 74 % | 49 % | 68 % | 56 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 66 % | 55 % | 50 % | 40 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 65 % | 58 % | 41 % | 38 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Empathy | 73 % | 51 % | 57 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Hope | 73 % | 35 % | 65 % | 30 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Lincoln
Mayella
Bojo
Jesse
Kell
Charlie
Pinetop
Gene
Archie
Details
- Directed by
- Craig Brewer
- Written by
- Craig Brewer
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2006
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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