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Stargirl

2020 · 107 min · Director: Julia Hart, Julia Hart ★ IMDb 6.2 · 6,616 ratings

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Leo Borlock (Graham Verchere) is an average student at Mica High School. He gets decent grades, is a member of the school's marching band and has always been content flying under the radar. But all that changes when he meets Stargirl Caraway (Grace VanderWaal), a confident and colorful new student with a penchant for the ukulele, who stands out in a crowd. She is kind, finds magic in the mundane and touches the lives of others with the simplest of gestures. Her eccentricities and infectious personality charm Leo and the student body, and she quickly goes from being ignored and ridiculed to accepted and praised, then back again, sending Leo on a roller-coaster ride of emotions. A celebration of individuality, kindness and the power of the human spirit, "Stargirl" is directed by Julia Hart from a screenplay by Kristin Hahn and Julia Hart and Jordan Horowitz based on the novel by Jerry Spinelli. The film stars singer/songwriter Grace VanderWaal in her film debut, Graham Verchere, Karan Brar, Maximiliano Hernandez, Darby Stanchfield and Giancarlo Esposito. "Stargirl" is produced by Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, p.g.a., Lee Stollman, p.g.a., and Kristin Hahn, p.g.a., with Jordan Horowitz, Jim Powers, Jerry Spinelli, Eddie Gamarra, Catherine Hardwicke and Jonathan Levin as executive producers.

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Stargirl (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Happiness 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Happiness, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Happiness, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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  • Love
  • Joy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 57 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveJoySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness40 %17 %22 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Joy38 %18 %26 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor40 %16 %33 %4 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Joy49 %20 %40 %3 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Love54 %33 %44 %3 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Joy59 %44 %50 %1 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Joy59 %48 %49 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Love56 %50 %43 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Love61 %45 %41 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Tension63 %35 %33 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Love61 %31 %20 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Tension66 %21 %11 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Sadness66 %15 %15 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Joy63 %24 %24 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Sadness65 %38 %28 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Joy66 %46 %35 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Sadness64 %48 %33 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Love59 %48 %23 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Love50 %45 %19 %28 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Love43 %42 %17 %22 %
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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

GV
Grace VanderWaal

GV
Grace VanderWaal

Susan "Stargirl" Caraway

KB
Karan Brar

Kevin Singh

DS
Darby Stanchfield

Gloria Borlock

Giancarlo Esposito

Archie Brubaker

CB
Collin Blackford

Benny Burrito

AB
Annacheska Brown

Tess Reed

SS
Shelby Simmons

Hillari Kimble

AW
Allison Wentworth

Dori Dilson

JC
Juliocesar Chavez

Alan Ferko

A
Artemis

Mallory Franklin

JF
Julia Flores

Summer

GS
Gabriella Surodjawan

Kim

JA
John Apolinar

Wayne Parnell

AJ
Alex James

Zack James

ED
Enzo De Angelis

Leo Age 8

CG
Cayman Guay

Cool Girl

SA
Sara Arrington

Ana Caraway

LM
Lucinda Marker

Principal Sutters

Details

Directed by
Julia Hart, Julia Hart
Written by
Julia Hart, Jordan Horowitz, Kristin Hahn, Julia Hart
Type
Movies
Released
2020
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 6,616 ratings
Feels mostly
Happiness
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