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Boychoir

2014 · 103 min · Director: François Girard ★ IMDb 6.7 · 8,077 ratings

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Stet, a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a boychoir school back East after his single mom's death. Completely out of his element, he lands in a battle of wits with a demanding choirmaster who recognizes the young boy's unique talent as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.

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Boychoir (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope15%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 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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  • Hope
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Hope
Empathy
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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 dips around 23 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy41 %13 %33 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Hope51 %21 %39 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness64 %21 %54 %45 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Empathy54 %23 %46 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Hope38 %21 %28 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension41 %25 %23 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Inspiration47 %36 %25 %8 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Hope46 %40 %32 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Hope44 %39 %34 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Hope52 %31 %38 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Tension63 %30 %49 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Hope63 %40 %46 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension65 %46 %41 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Hope69 %43 %45 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension71 %34 %55 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Empathy74 %43 %59 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Inspiration74 %52 %54 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Sadness73 %51 %58 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Hope71 %59 %50 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Inspiration66 %62 %30 %22 %
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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

KM
Kevin McHale

Wooly

Josh Lucas

Gerard

Debra Winger

Ms. Steel

GW
Garrett Wareing

Stet

JW
Joe West

Devon

RA
River Alexander

Rafael 'Raffi' Abrams

SP
Sam Poon

Frederick

DS
Dante Soriano

Fernando

EP
Erica Piccininni

Debbie

GV
Grant Venable

Andre

JD
Janine DiVita

Sally

TR
Tijuana Ricks

Mrs. Kempner

FM
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz

Maestro Molina

MW
Mackenzie Wareing

Stephanie

EM
Evelyn Manchester

Elise

JC
Joseph Cardoso

Jimmy

SS
Sejal Shah

Doctor

JF
Jordan Fargo

Prep School Boy

Details

Directed by
François Girard
Written by
Ben Ripley
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States, Canada
Genres
Drama, Music
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 8,077 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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