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Dumplin'

2018 · 110 min · Director: Anne Fletcher ★ IMDb 6.5 · 40,874 ratings

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Willowdean ('Dumplin'), the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, signs up for her mom's Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town.

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Dumplin' (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Humor 25%, Happiness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Humor, Happiness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Humor and Happiness. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Joy
  • Hope
  • Empathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Joy
Hope
Empathy
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 8 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyHopeEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy37 %32 %17 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Joy35 %31 %15 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Joy40 %29 %15 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Empathy49 %16 %15 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Sadness50 %14 %21 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Joy45 %25 %30 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Empathy45 %26 %27 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Empathy48 %20 %20 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Sadness51 %28 %24 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Joy55 %41 %31 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Joy53 %31 %29 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Empathy53 %19 %31 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Hope56 %29 %44 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Hope60 %35 %48 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Empathy64 %38 %45 %53 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Joy65 %50 %43 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Joy65 %54 %41 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Empathy68 %54 %50 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Joy66 %56 %56 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Hope58 %50 %53 %25 %
Rags to riches

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

Odeya Rush

Ellen

MB
Maddie Baillio

Millie

BT
Bex Taylor-Klaus

Hannah

GF
Georgie Flores

Callie

Kathy Najimy

Millie's Mom

GM
Ginger Minj

Candee Disch

HB
Hilliary Begley

Lucy

SP
Sam Pancake

Dale

DF
Dan Finnerty

Eugene Reed

MM
Molly McNearney

Delia Shepherd

TR
Tian Richards

Marcus

RD
Ryan Dinning

Patrick

AF
Andrew Fletcher

Tim

JC
Jason Cozmo

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BS
Brent Star

Dolly Parton Drag Queen

Details

Directed by
Anne Fletcher
Written by
Kristin Hahn, Julie Murphy
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 40,874 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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