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American Skin

2019 · 90 min · Director: Nate Parker ★ IMDb 7 · 4,316 ratings

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A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.

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American Skin (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 32%, Sadness 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Anger32%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anger, Sadness and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Anger

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
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 13 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension54 %23 %35 %42 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Empathy51 %32 %45 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Empathy48 %32 %49 %27 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Empathy60 %45 %59 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sadness78 %70 %73 %52 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Sadness83 %61 %64 %65 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension85 %39 %47 %80 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension84 %43 %53 %83 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension77 %43 %56 %76 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension77 %43 %52 %75 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Sadness79 %55 %58 %74 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Anger72 %51 %56 %64 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Anger72 %52 %60 %60 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Sadness83 %66 %73 %70 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension82 %58 %67 %76 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension75 %50 %62 %75 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension82 %64 %73 %79 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Sadness91 %81 %82 %83 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Sadness85 %78 %75 %67 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Anger72 %63 %60 %42 %
Riches to rags

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

Omari Hardwick

Omar 'Derwood' Scott

Theo Rossi

Officer Dominic Reyes

Beau Knapp

Officer Mike Randall

LS
Larry Sullivan

Clay Dwyer

SP
Shane Paul McGhie

Jordin King

MJ
Milauna Jackson

Tayana Jefferson

BS
Brighton Sharbino

Megan

NR
Nicole Randall Johnson

Tammi

KR
Karibel Rodriguez

Officer Costa

AB
Allius Barnes

Jayden

HB
Hunter Bodine

Officer Dell

WB
Wolfgang Bodison

Captain Eugene Morris

SB
Serene Branson

Reporter

MB
Markina Brown

News Anchor

JC
James C. Burns

Chief Russell Mosier

SC
Sierra Capri

Kai

CC
Carl Collanus

Police Officer

Details

Directed by
Nate Parker
Written by
Nate Parker
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
90 min
Country
Italy, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 4,316 ratings
Feels mostly
Anger
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