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The Free World

2016 · 100 min · Director: Jason Lew, Jason Lew ★ IMDb 6.1 · 2,268 ratings

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Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn't commit, Mo is struggling to adapt to life on the outside. When his world collides with Doris, a mysterious woman with a violent past, he decides to risk his newfound freedom to keep her in his life.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Free World (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 22%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love15%
  2. Hope13%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

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

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy65 %33 %63 %57 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness66 %41 %56 %48 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension64 %46 %48 %32 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Empathy63 %45 %46 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension71 %63 %48 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension73 %68 %51 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Empathy64 %50 %56 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Empathy60 %41 %56 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Empathy64 %48 %55 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension68 %49 %56 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Empathy70 %45 %56 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension75 %61 %51 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension70 %63 %44 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Hope61 %46 %39 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Love66 %53 %38 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension78 %71 %44 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension85 %84 %59 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension86 %69 %68 %56 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Love79 %28 %60 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Love70 %3 %48 %30 %
Rags to riches

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

Boyd Holbrook

Mohamed Lundy

Sung Kang

Detective Shin

SL
Stephen Louis Grush

John Long

AA
Austin Amelio

Frankie

VF
Vivian Fleming-Alvarez

Officer Alvarez

FW
Frederick Weller

Officer Ryan

JM
James Moses Black

Officer Smith

JC
Jean Claude Leuyer

Rufus

SA
Sue-Lynn Ansari

Diner Waitress

JA
Jon Arthur

Police Officer

NB
Nazeema Bartek

Passenger on bus

TB
Tony Beard

Bus Passenger

KR
Kirk Robertson

Police Officer

Details

Directed by
Jason Lew, Jason Lew
Written by
Jason Lew, Jason Lew
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 2,268 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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Where to watch

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