I Am Michael
2015 · 98 min · Director: Justin Kelly
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I AM MICHAEL is the incredible true-life story of Michael Glatze (Franco), a high profile gay youth activist who created a national controversy when he claimed to no longer be gay and became a straight Christian pastor. The film follows Michael from his life in San Francisco with his boyfriend Bennett (Quinto), where he pursues political activism, a journalist career at XY Magazine, social awareness, and sexual exploration, to his days of personal self-discovery. After a traumatic scare, Michael is plagued by doubt and paranoia, and begins a religious reawakening. Michael renounces his gay lifestyle, rejects his friends, and endeavors to find his "true self." He explores Buddhism and Mormonism, yet ultimately lands at a Christian Bible school in rural Wyoming where he meets his girlfriend, Rebekah (Roberts), and becomes the pastor of his own church. This powerful new film captures one man's haunting journey through modern concepts of love, denial and redemption.
Emotional fingerprint
I Am Michael (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Confusion30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Melancholy15%
- Anxiety10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Anxiety
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Empathy | 50 % | 45 % | 30 % | 33 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 55 % | 50 % | 43 % | 36 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 58 % | 51 % | 46 % | 44 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Love | 55 % | 46 % | 36 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Empathy | 56 % | 46 % | 34 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Anxiety | 63 % | 46 % | 33 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Anxiety | 64 % | 46 % | 28 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Empathy | 53 % | 44 % | 21 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Empathy | 44 % | 36 % | 19 % | 24 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 52 % | 40 % | 32 % | 23 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 64 % | 51 % | 51 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sadness | 64 % | 51 % | 54 % | 14 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sadness | 62 % | 54 % | 54 % | 19 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sadness | 67 % | 63 % | 61 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 62 % | 56 % | 51 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Love | 48 % | 41 % | 24 % | 30 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 46 % | 36 % | 13 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 55 % | 43 % | 23 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Empathy | 57 % | 52 % | 36 % | 38 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Empathy | 55 % | 57 % | 42 % | 35 % |
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
Nicole
Coltry
Adam
Peter
Benoit Denizet-Lewis
Teddy
Paul
Chris
Details
- Directed by
- Justin Kelly
- Written by
- Justin Kelly, Stacey Miller, Benoit Denizet Lewis
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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