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Joyful Noise

2012 · 117 min · Director: Todd Graff ★ IMDb 5.8 · 9,447 ratings

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This is the story of a small town choir out to win a national competition despite overwhelming odds. A story of faith and determination by the choir leaders (Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton) and the young talent who give their all to win God's praise and beat the competition for the grand prize.

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Joyful Noise (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Joy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Joy25%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Joy, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Joy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Joy
  • Love
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

Joy
Love
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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 13 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyLoveSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness53 %23 %20 %45 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor46 %25 %16 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Joy45 %26 %16 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Sadness53 %29 %28 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Love60 %35 %46 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Love61 %35 %48 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Sadness60 %40 %34 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Joy60 %43 %33 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Love64 %26 %49 %48 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Love66 %14 %57 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Love64 %13 %44 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Humor68 %18 %41 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Love70 %31 %53 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Joy64 %38 %44 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Humor59 %32 %32 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Humor60 %35 %41 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Love69 %50 %48 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Joy80 %70 %43 %6 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Joy81 %76 %45 %5 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Joy73 %68 %48 %8 %
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

JJ
Jeremy Jordan

Randy Garrity

Dexter Darden

Walter Hill

Courtney B. Vance

Pastor Dale

Jesse L. Martin

Marcus Hill

KF
Kirk Franklin

Baylor Sykes

AG
Angela Grovey

Earla

AK
Andy Karl

Caleb

DM
DeQuina Moore

Devonne

Kris Kristofferson

Bernard Sparrow

PW
Paul Woolfolk

Manny

FJ
Francis Jue

Mr. Hsu

RH
Roy Huang

Justin

Judd Lormand

Officer Darrell Lino (as Judd Derek Lormand)

SM
Shameik Moore

Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Master

CB
Chloe Bailey

Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member

KP
Karen Peck

'Mighty High' Soloist

IK
Ivan Kelley Jr.

Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Soloist

Details

Directed by
Todd Graff
Written by
Todd Graff
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 9,447 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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