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Trial by Fire

2018 · 127 min · Director: Edward Zwick ★ IMDb 7.1 · 16,451 ratings

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The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was sentenced to death in Texas for killing his three children even after scientific evidence and expert testimony bolstered his claims of innocence.

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Trial by Fire (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Anger 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

15%Anger
  1. Anger15%
  2. Guilt15%
  3. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness88 %80 %73 %78 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Sadness84 %73 %65 %73 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Tension78 %60 %55 %71 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension78 %59 %57 %75 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Tension81 %66 %65 %76 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Sadness79 %66 %66 %70 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Tension68 %53 %59 %55 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Empathy59 %43 %54 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Empathy61 %45 %60 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 60′Empathy66 %44 %66 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 67′Empathy69 %43 %68 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 73′Empathy70 %44 %61 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 79′Tension69 %38 %53 %57 %
67.5 %≈ 86′Empathy71 %45 %60 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 92′Sadness78 %61 %73 %65 %
77.5 %≈ 98′Hope80 %64 %74 %68 %
82.5 %≈ 105′Sadness85 %71 %78 %75 %
87.5 %≈ 111′Sadness93 %85 %85 %85 %
92.5 %≈ 117′Sadness93 %89 %88 %71 %
97.5 %≈ 124′Sadness88 %85 %87 %45 %
Icarus

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

JP
Jade Pettyjohn

Julie Gilbert

JP
Jeff Perry

Gerald Hurst

Rhoda Griffis

Darlene

BB
Blair Bomar

Sandy

CC
Catherine Carlen

Abigail

NL
Noah Lomax

Andrew

WG
Whitney Goin

Myrtle

BL
Blake Lewis

Johnny Webb

Chris Coy

Daniels

Wayne Péré

George Gilbert

Carlos Gómez

Fire Inspector

CW
Carrie Walrond Hood

Kathy King

EG
Elle Graham

Amber (9 years old)

JD
Jason Douglas

John Jackson

Details

Directed by
Edward Zwick
Written by
Geoffrey Fletcher, David Grann, Geoffrey S. Fletcher
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
127 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 16,451 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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