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Shirley

2024 · 117 min · Director: John Ridley ★ IMDb 6.3 · 3,807 ratings

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The intimate portrayal of trailblazing political icon Shirley Chisholm, the first Black Congresswoman and the first Black woman to run for President of the U.S, and the cost of accomplishment for Shirley herself. This film will tell the story of Chisholm's boundary-breaking and historic presidential campaign, based on exclusive and extensive conversations with family, friends and those who knew her best.

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Shirley (2024) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Inspiration
  • Hope
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Inspiration
Hope
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then rises around 48 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityInspirationHopeSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Inspiration45 %40 %35 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Hope44 %35 %36 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Hope48 %41 %44 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Inspiration55 %53 %51 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Hope50 %41 %43 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension43 %28 %30 %18 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Inspiration45 %29 %26 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Empathy45 %23 %25 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Hope44 %23 %31 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Inspiration54 %29 %31 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Tension68 %25 %21 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Sadness70 %30 %23 %54 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Empathy64 %39 %35 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Hope54 %38 %43 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Hope49 %34 %39 %10 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Tension56 %38 %43 %14 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Hope68 %36 %43 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Sadness76 %36 %35 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Inspiration74 %54 %44 %46 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Inspiration63 %62 %50 %23 %
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

Regina King

Shirley Chisholm

Lance Reddick

Wesley McDonald 'Mac' Holder

Lucas Hedges

Robert Gottlieb

MC
Michael Cherrie

Conrad Chisholm

BS
Brian Stokes Mitchell

Stanley Townsend

CJ
Christina Jackson

Barbara Lee

André Holland

Walter Fauntroy

DM
Dorian Missick

Ron Dellums

RK
Reina King

Muriel St. Hill

AV
Amirah Vann

Diahann Caroll

W. Earl Brown

George Wallace

BJ
Brad James

Huey Newton

CR
Charlene R. Willis

Ruby St. Hill

KS
Ken Strunk

Congressman McCormack

BK
Becca Kravitz

Beth

CH
Cory Hardin

Klosterman

RG
Rob Grant

Arnold Pinkney

GM
Gregory Mallios

Oly Clark

MW
Micaela Wittman

Maggie

Details

Directed by
John Ridley
Written by
John Ridley
Type
Movies
Released
2024
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 3,807 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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