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Gleason

2016 · 110 min · Director: Clay Tweel, J. Clay Tweel ★ IMDb 8.3 · 3,337 ratings

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At the age of 34, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS. Doctors gave the former NFL defensive back and New Orleans hero two to five years to live. So that is what Steve chose to do - LIVE: with purpose, for his newborn son, for his wife, and to help others with his disease.

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Emotional fingerprint

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

  1. Love10%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 8.3/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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 3 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy53 %30 %20 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Love55 %41 %31 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Empathy61 %54 %44 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Inspiration63 %55 %45 %43 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Empathy56 %50 %39 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Empathy56 %50 %35 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Inspiration69 %54 %31 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Joy79 %57 %34 %63 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Sadness78 %66 %53 %65 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Empathy71 %69 %56 %60 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Love70 %66 %51 %49 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Sadness80 %75 %68 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Sadness85 %81 %75 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Love79 %78 %65 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Empathy75 %75 %61 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Empathy76 %76 %64 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Empathy80 %80 %68 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Empathy79 %78 %63 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Love74 %66 %45 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Inspiration75 %60 %35 %68 %
Cinderella

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

SG
Steve Gleason

MG
Mike Gleason

MG
Michel Gleason

Self

SF
Scott Fujita

RG
Rivers Gleason

Self

PV
Paul Varisco

Self

BC
Blair Casey

Self

DB
Drew Brees

Self

EV
Eddie Vedder

Self

MM
Mike McCready

Self

VV
Vinnie Varisco

Self

GG
Gail Gleason

Self

KG
Kyle Gleason

Self

Details

Directed by
Clay Tweel, J. Clay Tweel
Written by
Clay Tweel, J. Clay Tweel
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.3 · 3,337 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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