The Preppie Connection
2015 · 95 min · Director: Joseph Castelo
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Based on a true story of a prep school student who smuggled $300k of uncut cocaine into the US in 1984. THE PREPPIE CONNECTION chronicles the exploits of a group of private school students who ran a drug distribution operation in the early 1980s. The story centers on Toby, the lower-class scholarship student, who uses his street cred and access to drugs to make friends with the popular kids, eventually allowing him to cultivate a drug trafficking network. Toby gets in far over his head as he leads his friends into the dangerous world of Colombian drug cartels.
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The Preppie Connection (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Excitement 25%, Guilt 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Excitement25%
- Guilt15%
- Envy15%
- Tension15%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Excitement, Guilt. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Excitement and Guilt. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Anxiety
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Anxiety
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Anxiety | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 27 % | 18 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 43 % | 34 % | 23 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 36 % | 25 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sadness | 44 % | 32 % | 25 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sadness | 44 % | 30 % | 28 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 36 % | 34 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 53 % | 45 % | 9 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 61 % | 59 % | 50 % | 10 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 44 % | 38 % | 15 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 38 % | 31 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 48 % | 46 % | 36 % | 14 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 53 % | 53 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 60 % | 57 % | 46 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Anxiety | 63 % | 51 % | 50 % | 32 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Love | 61 % | 46 % | 45 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 68 % | 61 % | 57 % | 13 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Anxiety | 75 % | 73 % | 71 % | 26 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 80 % | 69 % | 68 % | 57 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 78 % | 53 % | 51 % | 74 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 68 % | 33 % | 35 % | 68 % |
Riches to rags
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
Piper
Ben
Dennis
Fidel
Mr. Gaines
Details
- Directed by
- Joseph Castelo
- Written by
- Joseph Castelo, Ashley Rudden
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- Puerto Rico, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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