Thunder Road
2018 · 91 min · Director: Jim Cummings, Jim Cummings
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Jim Arnaud, a police officer in a Texas town, always tries to do the right thing, but he has more often than not done the wrong thing resulting in having a less than perfect life. He often tries to plan his actions whenever he can, but his impetuous nature and hot-temperedness often makes him do something else he didn't plan, while he also does not have the best gauge of what is socially acceptable or what is standard social convention. In that imperfect life, he didn't have the best relationship with his dancer/dance teacher mother, as didn't his two siblings. He and his wife Ros have been separated for a year now on her initiative, which has resulted in him only seeing their now nine year old daughter Crystal on the weekends. And many of his fellow officers only tolerate him, including the police chief, with his married partner, Nate Lewis, looking out for him as much as he can do so. Two events have the potential to unravel Jim's life even further. First, his mother passes away. He still wants to do right by her even after death, and by association wants even more to do right for Crystal in having that parent-offspring relationship he didn't have with his mother. And second, Ros not only files for divorce, but in planning on moving out of town with her current boyfriend Chris, petitions for full custody of Crystal.
Emotional fingerprint
Thunder Road (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Humor 25%, Sadness 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 Empathy, Humor, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 62 % | 55 % | 53 % | 23 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 65 % | 56 % | 60 % | 30 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Empathy | 64 % | 48 % | 56 % | 40 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 51 % | 25 % | 34 % | 43 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 41 % | 18 % | 24 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 40 % | 25 % | 33 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 41 % | 26 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 44 % | 26 % | 38 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 48 % | 23 % | 33 % | 44 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 55 % | 20 % | 31 % | 52 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 59 % | 27 % | 41 % | 56 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 64 % | 36 % | 49 % | 63 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 76 % | 50 % | 56 % | 74 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sadness | 75 % | 57 % | 63 % | 61 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Empathy | 59 % | 46 % | 56 % | 33 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Empathy | 54 % | 44 % | 53 % | 19 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 65 % | 59 % | 61 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 76 % | 71 % | 71 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 71 % | 60 % | 65 % | 30 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Hope | 55 % | 33 % | 47 % | 17 % |
Cinderella
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
Officer Doug
Celia Lewis
Jocelyn
Tony
Chris
Ashley
Theatergoer (uncredited)
Clarissa Mourning (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Jim Cummings, Jim Cummings
- Written by
- Jim Cummings, Jim Cummings
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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