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Fame

2009 · 107 min · Director: Kevin Tancharoen ★ IMDb 5 · 17,421 ratings

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An updated version of the musical Fame (1980), which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts. The name of the school in 1980 was Fiorello Laguardia High School.

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Fame (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Inspiration 25%, Empathy 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 Excitement, Inspiration, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Inspiration and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.0/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Hope
  • Sadness
  • Joy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Sadness
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then peaks around 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeSadnessJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope47 %43 %7 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Hope44 %39 %8 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Hope43 %36 %6 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Hope41 %31 %8 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Joy39 %26 %16 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Sadness39 %23 %25 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Empathy48 %16 %36 %8 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Sadness59 %15 %54 %6 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Sadness59 %28 %48 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Hope49 %36 %20 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Joy43 %36 %9 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Hope46 %40 %11 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Hope50 %35 %14 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Joy49 %30 %15 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Hope49 %31 %19 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Tension55 %20 %35 %15 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Sadness61 %14 %53 %14 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Sadness59 %25 %51 %20 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Sadness57 %41 %39 %31 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Hope63 %55 %30 %45 %
Oedipus

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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Kay Panabaker

Jenny Garrison

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Bebe Neuwirth

WP
Walter Perez

Victor Taveras

NN
Naturi Naughton

Denise Dupree

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Asher Book

Marco

KP
Kherington Payne

Alice Ellerton

CP
Collins Pennie

Malik Washburn

KF
Kristy Flores

Rosie Martinez

PM
Paul McGill

Kevin Barrett

Bebe Neuwirth

Ms. Kraft

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Paul Iacono

Neil Baczynsky

Charles S. Dutton

Mr. James Dowd

AM
Anna Maria Perez De Taglé

Joy

Megan Mullally

Ms. Fran Rowan

DA
Debbie Allen

Ms. Angela Simms

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Cody Longo

Andy Matthews

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Julius Tennon

Denise's Dad

April Grace

Denise's Mom

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Michael Hyatt

Malik's Mom

LJ
Laura Johnson

Alice's Mom

Details

Directed by
Kevin Tancharoen
Written by
Allison Burnett, Christopher Gore, Allison Burnett
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5 · 17,421 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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