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High Flying Bird

2019 · 90 min · Director: Steven Soderbergh ★ IMDb 6.2 · 9,772 ratings

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In the midst of a pro basketball lockout, sports agent Ray Burke (André Holland) finds himself caught in the face-off between the league and the players. His career is on the line, but Ray is playing for higher stakes. With only 72 hours to pull off a daring plan, he outmaneuvers all the power-players as he uncovers a loophole that could change the game forever. The outcome raises questions of who owns the game - and who ought to.

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High Flying Bird (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Tension 25%, Excitement 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 Curiosity, Tension, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Sport. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Tension and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Humor

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Tension
Humor
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 28 %, then peaks around 57 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity43 %45 %35 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity43 %43 %38 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension46 %43 %42 %22 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity48 %46 %41 %22 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity44 %44 %38 %27 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor40 %37 %36 %32 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor44 %41 %39 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity51 %50 %45 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity50 %48 %39 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor49 %37 %25 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Hope56 %36 %27 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension60 %48 %43 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity59 %59 %48 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity58 %59 %43 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity53 %53 %37 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity52 %54 %41 %22 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity54 %55 %46 %27 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Curiosity53 %48 %41 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Hope51 %41 %33 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Sadness44 %33 %26 %13 %
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

MG
Melvin Gregg

ET
Eddie Tavares

MG
Melvin Gregg

Erick Scott

SS
Sonja Sohn

Myra

Zachary Quinto

David Starr

Glenn Fleshler

Intimidating Seton Colleague

JP
Jeryl Prescott

Emera Umber

JH
Justin Hurtt-Dunkley

Jamero Umber

CM
Caleb McLaughlin

Darius

BB
Bobbi Bordley

Freddy

Kyle MacLachlan

David Seton

Bill Duke

Spence

FB
Farah Bala

Manager Sal

SB
Skip Bayless

Skip Bayless

SS
Shannon Sharpe

Shannon Sharpe

JT
Joy Taylor

Joy Taylor

ER
Evan Rosenblum

Evan Rosenblum

VL
Van Lathan

Van Lathan

AC
Alice Callahan

Arielle Seton

Details

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Written by
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Sport
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 9,772 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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