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Clemency

2019 · 112 min · Director: Chinonye Chukwu ★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,896 ratings

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Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.

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Clemency (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
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 eases around 13 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension74 %40 %53 %73 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Disturbing77 %51 %56 %69 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness67 %53 %48 %50 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension54 %40 %41 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Empathy53 %33 %44 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Tension68 %45 %54 %57 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Tension77 %59 %66 %65 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Empathy70 %57 %66 %46 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Sadness68 %61 %65 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Sadness67 %60 %64 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Empathy61 %49 %59 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Empathy64 %45 %61 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Hope74 %51 %70 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Sadness81 %69 %78 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Sadness79 %73 %73 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Tension75 %60 %65 %69 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Tension82 %64 %74 %79 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Sadness91 %81 %86 %76 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Sadness88 %83 %79 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Hope77 %68 %60 %23 %
Icarus

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

Richard Schiff

Marty Lumetta

Aldis Hodge

Anthony Woods

Wendell Pierce

Jonathan Williams

DB
Danielle Brooks

Evette Wilkinson

Michael O'Neill

Chaplain David Kendricks

RG
Richard Gunn

Deputy Thomas Morgan

LG
LaMonica Garrett

Major Logan Cartwright

VW
Vernee Watson

Mrs. Collins

DH
Dennis Haskins

Mr. Collins

JC
John Churchill

Officer Brooks

AC
Alex Castillo

Victor Jimenez

AM
Alma Martinez

Ms. Jiminez

JB
Jed Bernard

Death Watch Officer

WB
William B. Simmons II

Evette's Son

ND
Noshir Dalal

Paramedic

DP
Debbie Pollack

Physician

VD
Vivan Dugré

Broadcaster

MW
Maurice Williams

Lonely Inmate

Details

Directed by
Chinonye Chukwu
Written by
Chinonye Chukwu
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,896 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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