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One Chance

2013 · 103 min · Director: David Frankel ★ IMDb 6.8 · 14,121 ratings

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Director David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Marley & Me (2008)) teams with Screenwriter Justin Zackham (The Bucket List (2007)) to tell the story of amateur opera singer Paul Potts (James Corden), who went from meek shop clerk to international superstar after his stunning performance on Britain's Got Talent (2007) became a viral video phenomenon.

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One Chance (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Joy15%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Joy
  • Love
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyLoveHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness43 %20 %15 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor50 %28 %29 %46 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor55 %33 %39 %55 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor56 %30 %31 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension57 %31 %20 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Joy53 %36 %24 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor50 %35 %36 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Love57 %25 %35 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Sadness60 %10 %16 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Sadness61 %19 %24 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Love69 %49 %55 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Joy68 %49 %54 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension66 %25 %36 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Sadness69 %25 %33 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Joy60 %31 %28 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Sadness56 %21 %26 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Tension70 %35 %26 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Joy86 %71 %31 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Joy93 %88 %50 %28 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

James Corden

Paul Potts

AR
Alexandra Roach

Colm Meaney

Roland Potts

JR
Jemima Rooper

Hydrangea

TG
Trystan Gravelle

Matthew

ST
Sion Tudor Owen

Choirmaster

Alex Macqueen

Dr. Thorpe

ML
Miriam Lucia

Signora Fiorentino

Stanley Townsend

Luciano Pavarotti

DB
Di Botcher

Nurse

JW
Jon Wennington

Talent Show Punter (uncredited)

OH
Owen Hunte

Friend in Bar (uncredited)

BW
Brandon Whitt

Buncle son (uncredited)

EW
Evan Whitt

Buncle son (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
David Frankel
Written by
Justin Zackham
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
103 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 14,121 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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