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The Forty-Year-Old Version

2020 · 123 min · Director: Radha Blank, Radha Blank ★ IMDb 7.2 · 5,839 ratings

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Radha is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater in order to find her true voice.

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The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Inspiration 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Inspiration, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Inspiration and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Empathy
  • Inspiration

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Humor
Empathy
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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 3 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorEmpathyInspiration
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor57 %55 %25 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor59 %56 %31 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor63 %56 %42 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Sadness63 %53 %48 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Humor55 %49 %38 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Humor54 %51 %35 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Humor60 %56 %41 %32 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Humor63 %53 %45 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Empathy63 %51 %46 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Humor60 %53 %44 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Empathy56 %43 %45 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Empathy59 %41 %40 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 77′Humor66 %46 %36 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 83′Inspiration70 %39 %51 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 89′Sadness71 %29 %64 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Sadness71 %27 %65 %21 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Empathy68 %40 %59 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 108′Humor70 %49 %53 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 114′Inspiration75 %48 %50 %54 %
97.5 %≈ 120′Humor72 %50 %42 %57 %
Man in a hole

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

RB
Radha Blank

RB
Radha Blank

Radha

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Peter Kim

PY
Peter Y. Kim

Archie

OB
Oswin Benjamin

Reed Birney

J. Whitman

IL
Imani Lewis

Elaine

TA
T.J. Atoms

Kamal

JM
Jacob Ming-Trent

Lamont

HV
Haskiri Velazquez

Rosa

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Stacey Sargeant

Stacey

WO
William Oliver Watkins

Marcus

MO
Meghan O’Neill

Jaime

AB
Ashlee Brian

Avery

AO
Antonio Ortiz

Waldo

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Kemba

Kemba

AW
Andre Ward

Forrest

JA
Jackie Adam

Snazzy

CR
Charls Ryu

Korean Vendor

YM
Young M.A

Black Actor

SX
Sadat X

Muslim Vendor

Details

Directed by
Radha Blank, Radha Blank
Written by
Radha Blank, Radha Blank
Type
Movies
Released
2020
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 5,839 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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