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Make It Happen

2008 · 90 min · Director: Darren Grant ★ IMDb 5.4 · 6,698 ratings

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Indiana girl Lauryn wants to be a dancer, so she tries to audition for a Chicago dance school but fails to impress them; they tell her to return for the second audition a few weeks off and try to do something different. But in the meantime, her car gets towed; not wanting to return to Indiana and a brother who doesn't exactly support her, she gets a job at a burlesque club and discovers a different kind of dance.

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Make It Happen (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Excitement 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope20%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Excitement and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Hope
  • Joy
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

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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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeJoyLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Hope52 %50 %15 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Hope55 %36 %9 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sadness55 %25 %8 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Hope46 %25 %15 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Joy41 %21 %29 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Joy44 %25 %40 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Hope49 %29 %33 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Sadness59 %21 %19 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension63 %23 %24 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Love56 %29 %34 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension51 %34 %29 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Hope51 %44 %24 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Hope55 %54 %26 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Hope65 %46 %20 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Sadness71 %25 %9 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Sadness69 %33 %15 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Hope75 %61 %44 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Joy83 %70 %70 %52 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Cinderella

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

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Riley Smith

Russ

JR
John Reardon

Joel

AR
Ashley Roberts

Brooke

JB
Julissa Bermudez

Carmen

KL
Karen LeBlanc

Brenda

TR
Terry Ray

Birthday Party Guy

LE
Leigh Enns

Flirtatious Customer

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Michael Xavier

Marcus

DT
Duncan Tran

Street Dancer

TW
Tyrell Witherspoon

Audition Dancer

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Ernie Pitts

Bouncer at Malcolm's

ST
Sara Thompson

Young Lauryn

Details

Directed by
Darren Grant
Written by
Duane Adler, Nicole Avril
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Musical
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 6,698 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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