To Save a Life
2009 · 120 min · Director: Brian Baugh
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Jake Taylor has everything. He has a beautiful girl, he's the champion in basketball and beer pong, and everyone loves him. Then, an old childhood friend, with whom Jake used to be friends, commits suicide. Jake begins to think. He wonders what he could've done to save his friend's life. A youth minister tells him that Jake needs God. So Jake becomes a Christian. However, things begin to spin out of control. His dad is cheating on his mom, his girlfriend is pregnant, and his former friends ridicule and mock him. During all this, Jake is going to realize just what it means to be a Christian and how to save a life.
Emotional fingerprint
To Save a Life (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Inspiration20%
- Anxiety15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. 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
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 61 % | 45 % | 53 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Hope | 61 % | 40 % | 48 % | 33 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 67 % | 41 % | 46 % | 57 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 57 % | 35 % | 33 % | 44 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 48 % | 38 % | 30 % | 23 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sadness | 50 % | 46 % | 40 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 48 % | 45 % | 36 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Hope | 51 % | 46 % | 36 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 60 % | 53 % | 49 % | 46 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 57 % | 49 % | 41 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Hope | 52 % | 44 % | 29 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 58 % | 53 % | 43 % | 41 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 70 % | 66 % | 61 % | 48 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 76 % | 70 % | 68 % | 59 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 75 % | 68 % | 61 % | 60 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Hope | 73 % | 68 % | 50 % | 54 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Empathy | 73 % | 68 % | 51 % | 56 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Tension | 78 % | 65 % | 53 % | 61 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Relief | 81 % | 66 % | 43 % | 42 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Relief | 83 % | 75 % | 40 % | 22 % |
Cinderella
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
Amy Briggs
Danny Rivers
Andrea Stevens
Jonny Garcia
Pam Taylor
Doug Moore
Esther Dawson
Clyde Williams
Kelsi
Church Woman
Billy
Mrs. Jones
Cari Vaughn
Frank
Details
- Directed by
- Brian Baugh
- Written by
- Brian Baugh, Jim Britts
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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