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Native Son

2019 · 104 min · Director: Rashid Johnson ★ IMDb 5.7 · 3,155 ratings

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A young African-American living in Chicago enters into a seductive new world of money and power after he is hired as a chauffeur for an affluent businessman.

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Native Son (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Sadness
Disturbing
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 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor28 %15 %3 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity29 %19 %6 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity32 %26 %8 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity36 %29 %6 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity38 %24 %3 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity38 %20 %1 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity39 %24 %10 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Sadness40 %28 %18 %10 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor44 %34 %15 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Tension46 %39 %14 %14 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Curiosity43 %34 %11 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension51 %45 %11 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Tension73 %71 %25 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension79 %79 %36 %59 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension73 %73 %36 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension73 %70 %43 %52 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Disturbing75 %70 %51 %59 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Tension80 %76 %56 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Disturbing88 %85 %66 %69 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Tension88 %87 %72 %63 %
Riches to rags

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

KL
KiKi Layne

Bessie Mears

Bill Camp

Henry Dalton

Sanaa Lathan

Trudy Thomas

Elizabeth Marvel

Mrs. Dalton

LJ
Lamar Johnson

Jackson

JH
Jerod Haynes

Gus

AM
Aaron Moten

Tony

AM
Ashleigh Morghan

Jasmine

DJ
Dontez James

Bartender

BC
Bryant Carroll

Dispatch

JK
Joe Kurak

Usher

JB
Judae'a Brown

Vera

MS
Malkia Stampley

Detective Rogers

BA
Brian Andrus

Partier (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Rashid Johnson
Written by
Suzan-Lori Parks, Richard Wright
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 3,155 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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