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Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me

2018 · 106 min · Director: Olivia Lichtenstein ★ IMDb 7.7 · 519 ratings

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This documentary explores the rise of Teddy Pendergrass, the first male African American artist to record five consecutive platinum albums against the backdrop of 1960s America, and his comeback after a life-changing accident.

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Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Nostalgia 25%, Empathy 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 Inspiration, Nostalgia, Empathy. Genres: Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Nostalgia and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Inspiration
  • Joy

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Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

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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 rises around 57 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessInspirationJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Love43 %18 %13 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension46 %20 %26 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Joy48 %24 %33 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness45 %28 %28 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Inspiration50 %35 %20 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Sadness65 %55 %10 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Sadness69 %55 %11 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension64 %30 %20 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Love61 %26 %23 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Sadness57 %34 %28 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Inspiration54 %20 %34 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Love61 %16 %25 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Tension79 %46 %10 %9 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Sadness81 %69 %10 %3 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Sadness75 %69 %16 %5 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Sadness80 %68 %33 %8 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Inspiration84 %51 %65 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Inspiration84 %26 %83 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Inspiration76 %16 %74 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Inspiration62 %15 %60 %43 %
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

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Teddy Pendergrass

IP
Ida Pendergrass

Details

Directed by
Olivia Lichtenstein
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
106 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 519 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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