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Sparring

2017 · 95 min · Director: Samuel Jouy, Samuel Jouy ★ IMDb 6.5 · 740 ratings

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Steve Landry, an aging boxer with more losses than wins, accepts to become a sparring partner for an emerging champion in a last-ditch attempt to stay relevant.

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Sparring (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

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 Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, Sport. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Hope
  • Inspiration

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Empathy
Hope
Inspiration
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 63 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyHopeInspiration
2.5 %≈ 2′Empathy43 %43 %12 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Empathy44 %44 %19 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Empathy48 %45 %34 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Hope50 %43 %44 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Hope48 %39 %40 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Hope49 %41 %28 %10 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension54 %48 %15 %6 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Empathy55 %51 %15 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Empathy53 %49 %25 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Hope46 %43 %30 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Empathy45 %43 %34 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Hope51 %46 %38 %27 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Tension64 %53 %34 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Tension71 %59 %35 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Empathy68 %63 %44 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Empathy69 %68 %51 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Hope76 %71 %60 %59 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Inspiration80 %73 %61 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Inspiration73 %66 %50 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Inspiration62 %57 %40 %57 %
Rags to riches

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

OM
Olivia Merilahti

SM
Souleymane M'Baye

BB
Billie Blain

Aurore Landry

LS
Lyes Salem

Omar

TL
Tomy Leconte

Oscar Landry

AL
Ali Labidi

Ali

DS
David Saracino

David

Alban Lenoir

Marvin Mathis

Details

Written by
Jérémie Guez, Samuel Jouy, Clément Roussier, Samuel Jouy, Clément Roussier
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama, Sport
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 740 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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