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Imperial Dreams

2014 · 86 min · Director: Malik Vitthal ★ IMDb 6.7 · 4,996 ratings

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A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.

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Imperial Dreams (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Hope 25%, Sadness 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, Hope, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Hope 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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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
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 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Love50 %35 %33 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension56 %39 %40 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Hope60 %49 %35 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Empathy61 %57 %39 %44 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Empathy66 %63 %55 %53 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Empathy70 %66 %63 %55 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Empathy70 %66 %63 %56 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Sadness75 %64 %70 %59 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Tension81 %64 %76 %64 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Sadness83 %69 %74 %70 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Tension80 %71 %73 %63 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Empathy74 %68 %70 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Tension71 %61 %70 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Tension78 %57 %78 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Tension85 %64 %85 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension84 %69 %83 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Hope83 %71 %74 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Sadness89 %81 %57 %74 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Sadness81 %70 %28 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Hope63 %42 %7 %42 %
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

R
Rotimi

Glenn Plummer

Uncle Shrimp

GP
Glenn Plummer

DB
De'Aundre Bonds

Gideon

Keke Palmer

Samaara

SB
Sufe Bradshaw

Detective Gill

R
Rotimi

Wayne

Todd Louiso

Peter Hall

JB
Jernard Burks

Cornell

Maximiliano Hernández

Detective Hernandez

Anika Noni Rose

Miss Price

KS
Kellita Smith

Tanya

EC
Ethan Coach

Day

JC
Justin Coach

Day

FD
Fat Dog

Fat Rat

KE
Kandiss Edmundson

Jail Guard

Details

Directed by
Malik Vitthal
Written by
Malik Vitthal, Ismet Prcic
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 4,996 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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