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When the Game Stands Tall

2014 · 115 min · Director: Thomas Carter ★ IMDb 6.6 · 17,825 ratings

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Inspired by a true story, WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL tells the remarkable journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel), who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.

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Emotional fingerprint

When the Game Stands Tall (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Excitement 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 Inspiration, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Family, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Inspiration
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Inspiration
Tension
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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 peaks around 38 %, then dips around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityInspirationTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Inspiration50 %40 %27 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Joy46 %30 %29 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Joy44 %25 %27 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Empathy56 %25 %36 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension70 %20 %53 %46 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Empathy69 %21 %54 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Tension73 %25 %53 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Sadness77 %29 %53 %56 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Tension68 %30 %53 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Tension59 %24 %50 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Empathy55 %28 %39 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Inspiration59 %45 %39 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 72′Empathy69 %49 %53 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Tension73 %35 %64 %13 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Tension75 %38 %68 %6 %
77.5 %≈ 89′Joy71 %48 %60 %14 %
82.5 %≈ 95′Empathy61 %41 %51 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 101′Tension66 %46 %53 %10 %
92.5 %≈ 106′Inspiration75 %64 %41 %9 %
97.5 %≈ 112′Inspiration72 %68 %20 %13 %
Man in a hole

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

Michael Chiklis

Terry Eidson

Laura Dern

Bev Ladouceur

Clancy Brown

Mickey Ryan

SB
Ser'Darius Blain

Cam Colvin

Stephan James

T.K. Kelly

Jessie T. Usher

Tayshon Lanear

MD
Matthew Daddario

Danny Ladouceur

JM
Joe Massingill

Beaser

MF
Matthew Frias

Arturo

LS
LaJessie Smith

Jamal

RK
Richard Kohnke

Rick Salinas

CB
Chase Boltin

Manny Gonzales

GC
Gavin Casalegno

Michael Ladouceur

LM
Les Miles

Oklahoma Scout #1

JM
Jesse Moore

Oklahoma Scout #2

AG
Adella Gautier

T-Gram

Terence Rosemore

Landrin Kelly

Deneen Tyler

Cam's Mom

Details

Directed by
Thomas Carter
Written by
Scott Marshall Smith, David Zelon, Neil Hayes, Scott Marshall Smith, David Zelon
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 17,825 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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