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Blue Like Jazz

2012 · 106 min · Director: Steve Taylor ★ IMDb 5.8 · 3,086 ratings

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Disenchanted by the church and his devout Christian mother, 19 year-old Donald escapes Texas for the liberal Northwest and attends Reed College at the urging of his secular father. At Reed College, Don finds that his classmates, from all walks of life, are more anti-religious and anti-everything than he was prepared for. In an attempt to fit in, and more importantly, in an attempt to find himself, Don joins an activist group which forces him to question what he really believes in.

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Blue Like Jazz (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Inspiration 25%, Empathy 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 Curiosity, Inspiration, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Inspiration and Empathy. 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 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Hope
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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 peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorHopeEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor38 %37 %17 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor40 %34 %16 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension46 %38 %13 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor48 %44 %10 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor43 %40 %10 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Empathy44 %39 %11 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor48 %43 %14 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Humor46 %40 %14 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Humor45 %38 %13 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Humor43 %34 %18 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Hope41 %31 %20 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Humor46 %29 %16 %37 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Tension48 %21 %18 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension45 %16 %18 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Sadness50 %23 %18 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Humor58 %33 %24 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Sadness59 %29 %34 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Hope60 %23 %49 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Hope59 %23 %53 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Hope48 %23 %42 %37 %
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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

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Marshall Allman

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Marshall Allman

Donald Miller

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Justin Welborn

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Eric Lange

The Hobo

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William McKinney

Jordan

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Barak Hardley

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Valerie Jane Parker

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Susan Isaacs

Fan

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Natalia Dyer

Grace

Details

Directed by
Steve Taylor
Written by
Steve Taylor, Donald Miller, Ben Pearson
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 3,086 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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