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Southside with You

2016 · 80 min · Director: Richard Tanne ★ IMDb 6.3 · 9,771 ratings

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Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.

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Southside with You (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 35%, Humor 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Love
25%Humor
  1. Love35%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Humor and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Empathy
  • Inspiration

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveEmpathyInspiration
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor37 %20 %10 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor34 %21 %10 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Humor36 %23 %18 %3 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Empathy41 %24 %29 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Love44 %30 %26 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 22′Humor48 %36 %25 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 26′Humor51 %38 %39 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 30′Empathy55 %32 %50 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 34′Empathy60 %20 %50 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 38′Tension63 %14 %46 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 42′Humor60 %14 %48 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 46′Inspiration60 %9 %48 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 50′Inspiration64 %13 %41 %61 %
67.5 %≈ 54′Inspiration64 %34 %31 %55 %
72.5 %≈ 58′Love63 %48 %31 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 62′Empathy63 %36 %44 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 66′Tension64 %20 %46 %16 %
87.5 %≈ 70′Tension65 %15 %43 %8 %
92.5 %≈ 74′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 78′Love55 %50 %15 %30 %
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

Parker Sawyers

Barack Obama

Tika Sumpter

Michelle Robinson

VB
Vanessa Bell Calloway

Vanessa Bell Calloway

Marian Robinson

PE
Phillip Edward Van Lear

Fraser C. Robinson

DR
Deanna Reed-Foster

Bernadette

JH
Jerod Haynes

Tommy

GL
Gabrielle Lott-Rogers

Rafiqa

TF
Taylar Fondren

Janice

DC
Donn C. Harper

Curtis

PT
Preston Tate Jr.

Kyle

FN
Fred Nance Jr.

Nance Residence

DP
Donald Paul

Bow Tie

JM
Jeremy Michael Pereira

Bar Patron

Details

Directed by
Richard Tanne
Written by
Richard Tanne
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 9,771 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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