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Ricki and the Flash

2015 · 100 min · Director: Jonathan Demme ★ IMDb 6 · 26,168 ratings

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A woman named Linda leaves her family to pursue her dream of being a rock star. And she hasn't achieved the notoriety she hoped for. Her ex-husband calls her to tell her that her daughter suffered a breakdown because her husband left her. She goes back to Indianapolis. But her daughter doesn't exactly welcome her with open arms. But she stays and tries. And her sons also don't welcome her warmly.

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Emotional fingerprint

Ricki and the Flash (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%
  2. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Joy
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: 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 8 %, then peaks around 28 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy48 %43 %11 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor42 %25 %21 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness44 %9 %35 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness57 %5 %50 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sadness68 %7 %62 %59 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sadness69 %10 %60 %56 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension63 %13 %51 %45 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Empathy53 %22 %43 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor48 %34 %33 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Humor55 %34 %32 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension65 %17 %47 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Sadness67 %13 %58 %55 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Empathy61 %31 %52 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Joy54 %41 %44 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Empathy50 %33 %40 %17 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension46 %26 %35 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension48 %26 %38 %17 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Empathy59 %39 %47 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Joy68 %58 %41 %10 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Joy68 %65 %30 %5 %
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

Sebastian Stan

Joshua Brummel

AM
Audra McDonald

Maureen Brummel

BP
Ben Platt

Daniel

RS
Rick Springfield

Greg

NW
Nick Westrate

Adam Brummel

CB
Cherise Boothe

Community Security Guard

RR
Rick Rosas

Buster

JV
Joe Vitale

Joe

BW
Bernie Worrell

Billy

PC
Peter C. Demme

Walt

JR
Jim Roche

Provocative Dancer

AK
Alexa Klienbard

Provocative Dancer

KS
Keala Settle

Sharon

JT
Joe Toutebon

Whitey

BJ
Big Jim Wheeler

Elvis Guy

BD
Brooklyn Demme

Salt Well Drinker

Details

Directed by
Jonathan Demme
Written by
Diablo Cody
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 26,168 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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