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Bad Hair

2013 · 93 min · Director: Mariana Rondón ★ IMDb 6.9 · 2,620 ratings

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A nine-year-old boy's preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother.

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Bad Hair (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anger. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Empathy25 %18 %8 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Disturbing36 %26 %15 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension49 %35 %21 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension51 %40 %26 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Empathy49 %45 %33 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Empathy50 %49 %34 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Empathy54 %51 %34 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Empathy51 %49 %31 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Hope45 %41 %25 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Hope41 %38 %23 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Hope46 %44 %28 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Disturbing63 %59 %43 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension73 %69 %54 %60 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Empathy70 %68 %54 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing65 %59 %49 %55 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Disturbing60 %51 %44 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Empathy61 %57 %50 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Sadness73 %73 %68 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Sadness85 %83 %82 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

SL
Samuel Lange Zambrano

SC
Samantha Castillo

BB
Beto Benites

BB
Beto Benitez

Boss

NR
Nelly Ramos

Grandmother

ME
María Emilia Sulbarán

Girl

LD
Luis Domingo Gonzalez

Doctor

ME
Martha Estrada

Neighbor

JM
Julio Mendez

Mario

AR
Alí Rondon

Neighbor

RE
Roimer Enrique Parralas

Boy

GG
Gabriel Guédez

Baby

Details

Directed by
Mariana Rondón
Written by
Mariana Rondón
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
93 min
Country
Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Germany
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 2,620 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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