The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017 · 93 min · Director: George C. Wolfe, George C. Wolfe
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
Emotional fingerprint
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 28%, Empathy 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness28%
- Empathy25%
- Inspiration20%
- Nostalgia15%
- Hope12%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 58 % | 32 % | 20 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 61 % | 51 % | 36 % | 28 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Empathy | 60 % | 59 % | 41 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 57 % | 41 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Empathy | 64 % | 61 % | 45 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 61 % | 44 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 66 % | 58 % | 39 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Love | 68 % | 56 % | 39 % | 48 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sadness | 65 % | 59 % | 48 % | 49 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Empathy | 63 % | 57 % | 45 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 66 % | 60 % | 41 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Empathy | 71 % | 68 % | 51 % | 31 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Curiosity | 78 % | 74 % | 63 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Empathy | 87 % | 83 % | 74 % | 30 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 90 % | 88 % | 81 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sadness | 87 % | 85 % | 80 % | 53 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Love | 83 % | 78 % | 65 % | 68 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Curiosity | 80 % | 73 % | 54 % | 68 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 78 % | 68 % | 58 % | 66 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Love | 72 % | 57 % | 53 % | 67 % |
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
Christoph Lengauer
Dr. Victor McKusick
Mrs. Gey
Board Administrator
Details
- Directed by
- George C. Wolfe, George C. Wolfe
- Written by
- Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, Rebecca Skloot, George C. Wolfe, Alexander Woo
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
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