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Amateur

2018 · 96 min · Director: Ryan Koo ★ IMDb 5.9 · 5,697 ratings

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A young basketball future star struggles with his personal life in pursuit of his dream.

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Emotional fingerprint

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

  1. Hope10%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Anxiety, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Sport. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Anxiety and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Hope
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Excitement38 %22 %17 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Excitement44 %30 %21 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Hope50 %45 %29 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Hope50 %45 %35 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Empathy46 %28 %41 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Empathy46 %23 %44 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Hope49 %35 %41 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Excitement53 %44 %45 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Empathy56 %44 %49 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Excitement59 %41 %49 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Empathy57 %41 %49 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Hope54 %36 %44 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Tension53 %26 %41 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension57 %21 %46 %55 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension66 %19 %55 %65 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension65 %29 %59 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Hope61 %51 %55 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Hope66 %65 %48 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Hope66 %63 %34 %15 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Hope60 %55 %22 %3 %
Man in a hole

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

MR
Michael Rainey Jr.

MR
Michael Rainey Jr.

Terron Forte

Josh Charles

Coach Gaines

TC
Tekola Cornetet

HL
Hanna Longo

SL
Sharon Leal

Nia

CP
Corey Parker Robinson

Coach Curtis

AB
Ashlee Brian

Anton

TM
Ted Maritz

JP

CB
Collin Blackford

Student

CW
Christopher Warner

Coach Rob

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Freddie Basnight

Referee (uncredited)

JK
Justin Kratzer

Basketball Fan / Sports Reporter (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Ryan Koo
Written by
Ryan Koo
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Sport
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 5,697 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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