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John Henry

2020 · 91 min · Director: William Forbes, Will Forbes ★ IMDb 3.6 · 2,675 ratings

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Ex-gang member John Henry (Terry Crews) is a quiet man with a violent past. When two immigrant kids on the run from his former South Los Angeles gang leader (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) stumble into his life, John is forced to reconcile with his past in order to try and give them a future.

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John Henry (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear20%
  2. Hope15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 3.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
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 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension38 %30 %20 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor44 %35 %16 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension56 %51 %28 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Empathy60 %48 %49 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Empathy55 %29 %55 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Sadness50 %29 %44 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor51 %35 %39 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Empathy61 %43 %45 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension60 %49 %39 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Empathy51 %46 %32 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension51 %48 %36 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor51 %46 %41 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Empathy63 %56 %54 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension77 %74 %60 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension76 %66 %56 %56 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Sadness66 %49 %49 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Humor63 %53 %35 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Tension76 %75 %34 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Tension86 %85 %48 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Tension83 %80 %58 %50 %
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

JV
Jamila Velazquez

Ludacris

Hell

MH
Maestro Harrell

Young Hell

KH
Kimberly Hebert Gregory

Tasha

Ken Foree

BJ Henry

G'
Gerald 'Slink' Johnson

Gun

DN
Dohn Norwood

Midnight

TA
Tyler Alvarez

Oscar

JJ
J. J. Soria

Emilio

BP
Boone Platt

Officer Kevin Towle

JH
Jalyn Hall

Deydey

RM
Rich Morrow

Young John Henry

DC
Daffany Clark

Savage

JM
Jamar Malachi Neighbors

Corey

BO
Baadja-Lyne Odums

Gram

KB
Katt Balsan

Tiffany

YC
Yakira Chambers

DeyDey's Mother

TE
Tesiana Elie

Lalonie

MJ
Monte James

Officer Keith White

Details

Directed by
William Forbes, Will Forbes
Written by
William Forbes, Douglas Skinner, Doug Skinner, Will Forbes
Type
Movies
Released
2020
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 3.6 · 2,675 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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