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Hearts Beat Loud

2018 · 97 min · Director: Brett Haley ★ IMDb 6.9 · 12,577 ratings

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In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly jam sessions into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical discovery.

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Hearts Beat Loud (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Happiness 24%, Empathy 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Happiness, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Happiness and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 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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  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

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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 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessJoy
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor37 %10 %28 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sadness40 %16 %25 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Joy45 %31 %18 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Joy48 %36 %23 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor50 %30 %27 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Joy55 %32 %27 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Joy58 %41 %39 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Love59 %49 %48 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Love60 %55 %39 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Love56 %53 %23 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Love55 %37 %23 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension60 %23 %38 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Sadness56 %23 %41 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Love51 %36 %40 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Sadness57 %49 %45 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Love66 %57 %49 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Love73 %65 %56 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Love73 %65 %54 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Love64 %58 %31 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Love55 %50 %15 %37 %
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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

Nick Offerman

Francis James "Frank" Fisher

Kiersey Clemons

Samantha Lee "Sam" Fisher

SL
Sasha Lane

Rose

JP
Jesse Patch

Record Customer

AR
Alex Reznik

Professor Berg

RP
Rafael Poueriet

Officer Johnson

LL
Linda Lee McBride

Callie

QD
Quincy Dunn-Baker

Ryan

KR
Kim Ramirez

Female Officer

WR
Will Rogers

Joe

JT
Jeff Tweedy

Jeff Tweedy

MA
Michael Abbott Jr.

Emcee (voice)

HC
Harrison Chad

Jake (uncredited)

SM
Skyler Marshall

Record Store Local (uncredited)

AM
Andrea Morales

Student (uncredited)

RR
Robert Reed Murphy

Barfly (uncredited)

MW
McManus Woodend

Record Store Patron (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Brett Haley
Written by
Brett Haley, Marc Basch
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 12,577 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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