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Jamesy Boy

2014 · 109 min · Director: Trevor White ★ IMDb 6.3 · 7,153 ratings

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The true story of James Burns who, as a teenager goes from the suburban street gangs of Denver to a maximum-security prison cell surrounded by hardened criminals. In this unlikely setting, will James emerge with hope and a brighter future?

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Jamesy Boy (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

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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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Empathy
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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 dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension55 %53 %38 %24 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension55 %54 %33 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension65 %64 %40 %32 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension73 %72 %46 %42 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension67 %65 %39 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Empathy58 %55 %39 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension63 %61 %39 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension67 %56 %40 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Empathy67 %44 %52 %42 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Tension67 %54 %52 %42 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension68 %68 %41 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Tension71 %68 %44 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Empathy68 %56 %54 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Hope70 %59 %57 %52 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Tension82 %78 %60 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension84 %79 %61 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Empathy78 %58 %67 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Hope76 %37 %71 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Hope75 %23 %71 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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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Spencer Rocco Lofranco

James Woods

Lt. Falton

Rosa Salazar

Crystal

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Michael Trotter

Roc

BR
Ben Rosenfield

Chris

T
Taboo

Guillermo

RF
Robert F. Chew

Fat Ass Manager

MB
Maria Broom

Revocation Chairwoman

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R. Emery Bright

Guard #1

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Joe Ordaz

Guard #2

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Ken Arnold

Guard #3

JH
Joe Hansard

Tim

Details

Directed by
Trevor White
Written by
Trevor White, Lane Shadgett
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 7,153 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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