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Beyond the Blackboard

2011 · 100 min · Director: Jeff Bleckner ★ IMDb 7.6 · 3,177 ratings

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A 24-year-old first-time teacher overcomes her initial fears and prejudices and makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter's makeshift classroom.

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Beyond the Blackboard (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Empathy 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Hope. Genres: Drama, Family, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Hope
  • Empathy
  • Inspiration

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Hope
Empathy
Inspiration
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 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeEmpathyInspiration
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope33 %27 %18 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Hope39 %25 %28 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Empathy51 %18 %41 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness61 %12 %51 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Empathy59 %13 %54 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Empathy54 %21 %51 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Empathy54 %35 %49 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Hope59 %50 %45 %46 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Hope67 %53 %50 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Empathy70 %41 %63 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Empathy70 %44 %65 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Joy72 %54 %63 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Empathy67 %53 %57 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Hope62 %55 %45 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Hope65 %55 %41 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Joy67 %41 %51 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness68 %41 %59 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Hope73 %61 %55 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Hope75 %70 %49 %69 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Inspiration73 %65 %50 %70 %
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

Emily VanCamp

Stacey Bess

WS
Willow Shields

Grace

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Johnny Hernandez

NA
Nicki Aycox

Candy

Kiersten Warren

Danny's Mom

Treat Williams

Dr. Warren

AS
Autumn Shields

Annie

RS
River Shields

Alex

LC
Leedy Corbin

Becca

CB
Colin Baiocchi

Brandon Bess

JR
Joshua Rush

Actor (voice, uncredited)

LM
Liam McKanna

Danny

PA
Paola Andino

Maria

LJ
Luis Jose Lopez

Carlos

DH
Deidrie Henry

Patricia

MG
Mathew Greer

Nelson Parker (as Mat Greer)

SM
Savannah McReynolds

Nicole Bess

Details

Directed by
Jeff Bleckner
Written by
Camille Thomasson, Stacey Bess
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 3,177 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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