Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
2010 · 115 min · Director: Mat Whitecross
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Flamboyant entertainer Ian Dury, backed by the Blockheads, takes to the stage, explaining to his audience how, as a child, he contracted polio from a swimming pool and attended a special needs school where he was bullied, particularly by orderly Hargreaves, a fact which shaped his tough and frequently iconoclastic approach to life, culminating in his controversial contribution to the Year of the Disabled. From his early days with Kilburn and the High Roads, playing seedy pubs with no dressing rooms Ian moves onto chart success with the Blockheads, collaborating with musician Chaz Jankel. His private life is complicated as, separated from the tolerant Betty with whom he remains friends but refuses to divorce for many years, he lives with the much younger Denise along with his adored son Baxter, who will himself become a performer. Ian dies in 2000, having packed an enormous amount of living into a comparatively short life.
Emotional fingerprint
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Sadness 20%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Sadness20%
- Empathy20%
- Humor15%
- Inspiration15%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Music, Biography. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Sadness and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Humor
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Humor | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 55 % | 20 % | 48 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 55 % | 30 % | 48 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 55 % | 38 % | 45 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 54 % | 41 % | 40 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 51 % | 41 % | 32 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 50 % | 36 % | 30 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 48 % | 28 % | 36 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Excitement | 48 % | 28 % | 34 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 54 % | 36 % | 33 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 56 % | 35 % | 41 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Excitement | 56 % | 26 % | 44 % | 15 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Excitement | 57 % | 23 % | 45 % | 11 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Humor | 58 % | 29 % | 44 % | 23 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 64 % | 49 % | 30 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Empathy | 71 % | 65 % | 20 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Empathy | 68 % | 57 % | 28 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Humor | 64 % | 49 % | 34 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Empathy | 69 % | 56 % | 26 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Excitement | 71 % | 51 % | 23 % | 41 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Excitement | 68 % | 33 % | 28 % | 23 % |
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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
Mick Gallagher
Jemima Dury
Carer
Girl in bed with The Blockheads Charley (uncredited)
Crazy Drug Girl
Details
- Directed by
- Mat Whitecross
- Written by
- Paul Viragh, Paul Viragh
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
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