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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021 · 131 min · Director: Lee Daniels ★ IMDb 6.3 · 15,889 ratings

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Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.

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The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Music, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Sadness
Empathy
Disturbing
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 57 %, then peaks around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness43 %25 %33 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Disturbing54 %31 %40 %43 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Sadness57 %39 %45 %45 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Tension57 %41 %48 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Tension65 %50 %56 %45 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Sadness66 %49 %57 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Hope59 %34 %48 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 49′Empathy51 %25 %38 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 56′Hope50 %23 %31 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 62′Tension56 %30 %35 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 69′Tension55 %34 %38 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 75′Tension58 %39 %45 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 82′Disturbing76 %63 %65 %71 %
67.5 %≈ 88′Disturbing78 %68 %64 %69 %
72.5 %≈ 95′Sadness57 %48 %46 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 102′Sadness57 %49 %51 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 108′Sadness73 %65 %69 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 115′Empathy74 %60 %70 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 121′Empathy66 %48 %56 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 128′Sadness60 %47 %43 %23 %
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

AD
Andra Day

Garrett Hedlund

Harry Anslinger

LJ
Leslie Jordan

Reginald Lord Devine

ML
Miss Lawrence

Miss Freddy

Adriane Lenox

Mrs. Fletcher

Natasha Lyonne

Tallulah Bankhead

Rob Morgan

Louis McKay

Evan Ross

Agent Williams

Tyler James Williams

Lester 'Prez' Young

TB
Tone Bell

John Levy

BD
Blake DeLong

Agent Carter

MG
Melvin Gregg

Joe Guy

EL
Erik LaRay Harvey

James Monroe

RS
Ray Shell

Carl The Drummer

DD
Dusan Dukic

Joe Glaser

KB
Koumba Ball

Lucille

KM
Kate MacLellan

Working Class Woman

Details

Directed by
Lee Daniels
Written by
Suzan-Lori Parks, Johann Hari
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
131 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 15,889 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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