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Black Dynamite

2009 · 85 min · Director: Scott Sanders ★ IMDb 7.4 · 54,944 ratings

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This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House..

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Black Dynamite (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Humor
Tension
Curiosity
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 peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension48 %32 %43 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Sadness49 %30 %40 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sadness54 %30 %35 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Sadness57 %35 %34 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor54 %43 %36 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Humor49 %44 %35 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Humor51 %48 %31 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor56 %50 %31 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Sadness59 %50 %30 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Humor60 %56 %25 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Humor59 %57 %23 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Humor59 %50 %28 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity63 %49 %33 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Humor66 %55 %36 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Tension66 %55 %49 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Humor66 %54 %59 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Tension69 %56 %56 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Humor68 %60 %39 %20 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Humor63 %61 %19 %9 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Humor60 %60 %13 %8 %
Rags to riches

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

Michael Jai White

Black Dynamite

TD
Tommy Davidson

Cream Corn

Kevin Chapman

O'Leary

Bokeem Woodbine

Black Hand Jack

BL
Buddy Lewis

Gunsmoke

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Irwin Keyes

Henchman

Nicole Ari Parker

Mahogany Black

JS
John Salley

Kotex

Mike Starr

Rafelli

Nicole Sullivan

Patricia Nixon

Mykelti Williamson

Chicago Wind

Cedric Yarbrough

Chocolate Giddy-Up

Roger Yuan

Fiendish Dr. Wu

TS
Tucker Smallwood

Congressman Monroe James

Phil Morris

Saheed

Details

Directed by
Scott Sanders
Written by
Byron Minns, Michael Jai White, Scott Sanders, Michael Jai White
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Action
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 54,944 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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