Songs My Brothers Taught Me
2015 · 93 min · Director: Chloé Zhao
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
With an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father suddenly dies. The loss prompts Johnny to strike out for Los Angeles, but would mean leaving behind his beloved sister.
Emotional fingerprint
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Hope15%
- Nostalgia10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Love
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Love | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Love | 27 % | 22 % | 17 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Hope | 39 % | 34 % | 14 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 60 % | 55 % | 15 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sadness | 63 % | 60 % | 20 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Empathy | 48 % | 45 % | 24 % | 15 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Love | 39 % | 34 % | 25 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 50 % | 45 % | 28 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 65 % | 61 % | 29 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sadness | 59 % | 56 % | 26 % | 38 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Empathy | 46 % | 41 % | 29 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Hope | 44 % | 36 % | 33 % | 14 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 48 % | 43 % | 26 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 62 % | 53 % | 14 % | 45 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 73 % | 59 % | 13 % | 63 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Empathy | 66 % | 60 % | 28 % | 43 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Empathy | 58 % | 58 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Empathy | 60 % | 60 % | 43 % | 21 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 70 % | 68 % | 60 % | 15 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Love | 71 % | 64 % | 68 % | 8 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Love | 67 % | 58 % | 65 % | 5 % |
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
Aurelia Clifford
Travis Lone Hill
Dakota Fire Thunder
Cat Clifford
Kevin Winters
Victor Chasing Hawk
Bill Britt
Auntie Wambli
Jorge Iron Bear
Mo
Lauren Janis
Gabby Iron Bear
Third Customer
Keanna Rowland
Details
- Directed by
- Chloé Zhao
- Written by
- Chloé Zhao
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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