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Buck

2011 · 89 min · Director: Cindy Meehl ★ IMDb 7.6 · 3,565 ratings

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An examination of the life of acclaimed 'horse whisperer' Buck Brannaman, who recovered from years of child abuse to become a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.

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Buck (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Inspiration 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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  2. Hope10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Inspiration, Sadness. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Inspiration and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Inspiration
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

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

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyInspirationTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Inspiration37 %32 %27 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Empathy41 %38 %25 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Empathy55 %53 %21 %30 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sadness64 %60 %20 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Inspiration51 %45 %30 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Inspiration43 %35 %40 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Inspiration46 %38 %39 %15 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Humor54 %45 %36 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Empathy66 %63 %48 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Inspiration66 %63 %57 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Inspiration59 %44 %59 %15 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Inspiration57 %35 %60 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Inspiration58 %36 %48 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 60′Tension61 %36 %24 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension73 %39 %11 %73 %
77.5 %≈ 69′Tension84 %50 %9 %84 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Tension81 %60 %16 %74 %
87.5 %≈ 78′Empathy71 %55 %41 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 82′Inspiration66 %41 %52 %13 %
97.5 %≈ 87′Humor63 %35 %40 %5 %
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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

BB
Buck Brannaman

GM
Gary Myers

BF
Bibb Frazier

Details

Directed by
Cindy Meehl
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 3,565 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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