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Becoming

2020 · 89 min · Director: Nadia Hallgren ★ IMDb 7.2 · 8,727 ratings

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Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour for 'Becoming.'

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Becoming (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Empathy 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Hope. Genres: Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 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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  • Joy
  • Inspiration
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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 peaks around 53 %, then dips around 63 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyInspirationSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Joy62 %57 %28 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Joy57 %51 %29 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Joy55 %44 %34 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor55 %39 %35 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor58 %31 %31 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Empathy63 %20 %39 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Inspiration64 %25 %48 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Humor63 %43 %42 %10 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Humor63 %45 %32 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Empathy66 %30 %21 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Sadness70 %23 %25 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Inspiration63 %34 %41 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Joy54 %41 %46 %6 %
67.5 %≈ 60′Inspiration62 %30 %39 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Sadness75 %26 %36 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 69′Inspiration73 %39 %46 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Empathy69 %48 %51 %24 %
87.5 %≈ 78′Joy74 %57 %60 %15 %
92.5 %≈ 82′Inspiration78 %63 %73 %7 %
97.5 %≈ 87′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

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Elizabeth Alexander

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Michelle Obama

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Adrian K. Collins

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Valerie Jarrett

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Phoebe Robinson

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Sasha Obama

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Malia Ann

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Gayle King

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Craig Robinson

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Details

Directed by
Nadia Hallgren
Type
Movies
Released
2020
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 8,727 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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