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Whitney

2015 · 90 min · Director: Angela Bassett, Angela Bassett ★ IMDb 5 · 2,164 ratings

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A chronicle of Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.

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Whitney (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.0/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Joy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Joy
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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then peaks around 53 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveJoyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Joy54 %17 %52 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Joy51 %24 %49 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Joy53 %38 %45 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Love52 %44 %40 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Joy51 %44 %38 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Love55 %50 %38 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Love56 %50 %31 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Empathy57 %48 %30 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Love66 %51 %38 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Sadness72 %49 %28 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Sadness74 %52 %25 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Love65 %57 %39 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Love54 %41 %40 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Joy53 %25 %44 %19 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Joy55 %24 %40 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension56 %21 %20 %41 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension68 %18 %9 %64 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension77 %29 %6 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Love74 %47 %5 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

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

YD
Yaya DaCosta

YD
Yaya DaCosta

Whitney Houston

YR
Yolonda Ross

YR
Yolonda Ross

Robyn Crawford

SD
Suzzanne Douglas

Cissy Houston

Mark Rolston

Clive Davis

WJ
Wesley Jonathan

Babyface

HF
Hampton Fluker

Steve

RM
Reign Morton

Eddie Murphy

JA
James A. Watson, Jr

John Houston

KJ
Kevontay Jackson

Gangbanger

NV
Noree Victoria

Sheryl

B'
Billy 'Sly' Williams

Pastor Marvin Winans

SM
Saundra McClain

Aunt Bae

DL
Deborah Lacey

Award Presentor

JR
James Roch

Reporter (as JR Lemon)

CS
Cornelius Smith, Jr.

Michael Houston

DJ
Deborah Joy Winans

Cece

TB
Timothy Bowman Jr.

Bebe

TC
Tongayi Chirisa

Gary Houston

Details

Written by
Shem Bitterman, Shem Bitterman
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5 · 2,164 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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