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I Saw the Light

2015 · 123 min · Director: Marc Abraham, Marc Abraham ★ IMDb 5.8 · 9,157 ratings

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The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.

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I Saw the Light (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Music, Biography. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Joy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Sadness
Empathy
Joy
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 3 %, then rises around 88 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy40 %20 %20 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension43 %19 %21 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Sadness40 %20 %23 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Joy43 %20 %24 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Tension53 %31 %33 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Sadness59 %38 %41 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Joy61 %21 %40 %49 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Joy60 %13 %32 %60 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Joy53 %18 %24 %48 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Tension50 %29 %29 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Sadness50 %39 %39 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Joy48 %38 %41 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 77′Empathy59 %41 %45 %10 %
67.5 %≈ 83′Tension65 %45 %41 %9 %
72.5 %≈ 89′Sadness55 %43 %35 %15 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Sadness51 %41 %36 %15 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Sadness55 %41 %41 %10 %
87.5 %≈ 108′Tension68 %55 %53 %9 %
92.5 %≈ 114′Sadness80 %74 %61 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 120′Sadness82 %80 %62 %18 %
Riches to rags

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

Tom Hiddleston

Hank Williams

Elizabeth Olsen

Audrey Mae Williams

Wayne Péré

Toby Marshall

David Krumholtz

James Dolan

WS
Wrenn Schmidt

Bobbie Jett

Bradley Whitford

Fred Rose

Josh Pais

Dore Schary

Cherry Jones

Lillie Williams

James DuMont

WB Nowlin

Joe Chrest

Oscar Davis

CT
Charlie Talbert

Cliff Rogers

CH
Candice Harrison

Roadhouse Patron

CH
Cory Hart

Back Pain Doctor

NG
NM Garcia

Ryman Auditorium / Cow Coliseum Gal

CH
Caroline Hebert

Ellie

JL
Justin Lebrun

Concert attendant

CB
Casey Bond

Jerry Rivers

JB
Joshua Brady

Sammy Pruett

EG
Elliott Grey

Banker

Details

Directed by
Marc Abraham, Marc Abraham
Written by
Marc Abraham, Colin Escott, George Merritt, Marc Abraham
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States, Japan, Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 9,157 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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