Blinded by the Light
2019 · 117 min · Director: Gurinder Chadha
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In 1987 Britain, Javed Khan is a British-Pakistani college arts student in Luton in a family with a domineering father. Depressed by his oppressive family life and feeling he has no future in a hostile community, a newfound friend introduces Javed to the music of Bruce Springsteen. Touched by the rock star's powerfully eloquent affinity of his own feelings, Javed is inspired to reach out for his own dreams with his own talents. However, although Javed finds friends he never expected in this personal quest, he also finds himself butting heads with his newly unemployed father who stubbornly refuses to understand his son's new aspirations. In this conflict of values in a troubled time, Javed must decide what is truly important to him while his family struggles to understand what has changed and what remains with a new generation feeling born to run.
Emotional fingerprint
Blinded by the Light (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Joy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration30%
- Joy25%
- Humor20%
- Hope15%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Joy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Joy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Inspiration
- Love
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Inspiration
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Inspiration | Love | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Joy | 30 % | 8 % | 17 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Joy | 32 % | 16 % | 16 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Sadness | 43 % | 20 % | 13 % | 25 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 54 % | 23 % | 10 % | 31 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Inspiration | 55 % | 38 % | 10 % | 28 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Inspiration | 53 % | 49 % | 11 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Inspiration | 53 % | 49 % | 15 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Inspiration | 50 % | 44 % | 20 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Inspiration | 49 % | 39 % | 30 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Love | 54 % | 39 % | 43 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Joy | 56 % | 35 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 54 % | 25 % | 28 % | 29 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Joy | 53 % | 20 % | 30 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 59 % | 18 % | 26 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 69 % | 24 % | 18 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Inspiration | 68 % | 38 % | 16 % | 60 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Tension | 61 % | 44 % | 25 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Inspiration | 65 % | 53 % | 44 % | 23 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Love | 69 % | 56 % | 59 % | 9 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Love | 63 % | 48 % | 60 % | 8 % |
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
Javed
Eliza
Roops
Noor
Shazia
Yasmeen
Colin Hand
1980's Local Resident
Butcher
Billy
Eliza’s Dad
Eliza’s Mum
Details
- Directed by
- Gurinder Chadha
- Written by
- Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, Sarfraz Manzoor
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2019
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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