Selah and the Spades
2019 · 97 min · Director: Tayarisha Poe
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Five factions run the underground life of Haldwell School, a prestigious East Coast boarding school. At the head of the most powerful faction, The Spades, sits Selah Summers, walking the fine line between being feared and loved.
Emotional fingerprint
Selah and the Spades (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Curiosity 25%, Confusion 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 Tension, Curiosity, Confusion. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Curiosity and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 5.0/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 37 % | 12 % | 50 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 35 % | 21 % | 45 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 29 % | 28 % | 44 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 24 % | 30 % | 43 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Empathy | 41 % | 26 % | 30 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 35 % | 23 % | 40 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 45 % | 39 % | 24 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 46 % | 40 % | 31 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 50 % | 46 % | 33 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 54 % | 45 % | 40 % | 38 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 60 % | 45 % | 50 % | 37 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 66 % | 57 % | 49 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 66 % | 64 % | 46 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 64 % | 59 % | 45 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 61 % | 53 % | 40 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 51 % | 39 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 64 % | 57 % | 43 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 76 % | 73 % | 55 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 87 % | 85 % | 68 % | 32 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
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Malika
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David
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Mrs. O’Reily
Details
- Directed by
- Tayarisha Poe
- Written by
- Tayarisha Poe
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2019
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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