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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

2007 · 123 min · Director: Julien Temple ★ IMDb 7.5 · 4,453 ratings

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As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four years after his death, his influence reaches out around the world, more strongly now than ever before. In "The Future Is Unwritten", from British film director Julien Temple, Joe Strummer is revealed not just as a legend or musician, but as a true communicator of our times. Drawing on both a shared punk history and the close personal friendship which developed over the last years of Joe's life, Julien Temple's film is a celebration of Joe Strummer - before, during and after the Clash.

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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Nostalgia 35%, Inspiration 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Joy10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Nostalgia, Inspiration, Empathy. Genres: Documentary, Music, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Nostalgia, Inspiration and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
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Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityInspirationSadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Inspiration47 %42 %28 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Inspiration45 %35 %27 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Sadness46 %29 %28 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Humor49 %33 %14 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Inspiration50 %40 %5 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Inspiration51 %43 %11 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Inspiration57 %48 %13 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Inspiration60 %51 %9 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Inspiration55 %49 %9 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Inspiration56 %49 %13 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Inspiration60 %41 %19 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Tension55 %28 %25 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 77′Sadness49 %23 %31 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 83′Sadness48 %24 %36 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 89′Sadness50 %25 %41 %13 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Sadness56 %31 %38 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Inspiration59 %45 %23 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 108′Inspiration63 %51 %33 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 114′Sadness72 %50 %58 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 120′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

JS
Joe Strummer

JS
Joe Strummer

Self (Archive footage)

SJ
Steve Jones

TH
Topper Headon

Self

MJ
Mick Jones

PS
Paul Simonon

Self

TC
Terry Chimes

Self

SJ
Steve Jones

Self

DL
Don Letts

Self

JC
John Cooper Clarke

Self

JJ
Jim Jarmusch

Self

B
Bono

Self

Flea

Self

TD
Tymon Dogg

Self

JE
Joe Ely

Self

DE
Dick Evans

Self

AG
Alasdair Gillis

Self

IG
Ian Gillis

Self

BR
Bernie Rhodes

Self

Details

Directed by
Julien Temple
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
123 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 4,453 ratings
Feels mostly
Nostalgia
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