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Invictus

2009 · 134 min · Director: Clint Eastwood ★ IMDb 7.3 · 175,915 ratings

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This movie tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the Captain of South Africa's rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon) to help unite their country. Newly-elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of Apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.

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Invictus (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Joy 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 Inspiration, Empathy, Joy. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Hope
  • Inspiration
  • Joy

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Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Joy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeInspirationJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope40 %32 %17 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Hope41 %35 %23 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Hope45 %31 %24 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Tension50 %24 %20 %4 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Tension54 %32 %31 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Hope53 %41 %43 %10 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Inspiration53 %40 %46 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Inspiration55 %44 %50 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Hope50 %45 %41 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Hope46 %43 %31 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 70′Hope53 %43 %38 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 77′Inspiration59 %41 %49 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Inspiration59 %39 %45 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 90′Tension61 %41 %38 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 97′Hope68 %48 %41 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 104′Tension72 %45 %39 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Tension79 %44 %34 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 117′Tension85 %55 %50 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 124′Joy88 %63 %70 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 131′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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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Tony Kgoroge

TK
Tony Kgoroge

Jason Tshabalala

PM
Patrick Mofokeng

Linga Moonsamy

MS
Matt Stern

Hendrick Booyens

JL
Julian Lewis Jones

Etienne Feyder

AA
Adjoa Andoh

Brenda Mazibuko

MW
Marguerite Wheatley

Nerine

LK
Leleti Khumalo

Mary

Patrick Lyster

Mr. Pienaar

PD
Penny Downie

Mrs. Pienaar

SN
Sibongile Nojila

Eunice

BM
Bonnie Mbuli

Zindzi

SM
Shakes Myeko

Minister of Sport

LM
Louis Minnaar

Springbok Coach

Danny Keogh

Rugby President

DR
Dan Robbertse

Boer

RS
Robin Smith

Johan De Villiers

DD
David Dukas

Captain of 747

GS
Grant Swanby

Co-Captain of 747

Details

Directed by
Clint Eastwood
Written by
Anthony Peckham, John Carlin
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
134 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 175,915 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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