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American Factory

2019 · 110 min · Director: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert ★ IMDb 7.4 · 25,272 ratings

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In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.

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American Factory (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Empathy
Tension
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope30 %22 %13 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Hope36 %21 %14 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Hope45 %29 %16 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness51 %44 %18 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Joy51 %39 %26 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension51 %28 %43 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Tension48 %29 %43 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Hope41 %31 %30 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Sadness43 %33 %28 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Joy48 %30 %25 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Joy55 %35 %29 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Tension56 %43 %39 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Hope51 %44 %36 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Empathy56 %49 %44 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Tension61 %48 %55 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Hope61 %46 %55 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Sadness61 %49 %54 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Tension57 %44 %45 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Sadness57 %43 %35 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

J'
Junming 'Jimmy' Wang

RA
Robert Allen

SB
Sherrod Brown

DB
Dave Burrows

Self - Vice President, Fuyao Glass America

JG
John Gauthier

Self - President, Fuyao Glass America

RH
Rob Haerr

Self - Furnace Supervisor

CH
Cynthia Harper

Self - Lamination Specialist

WH
Wong He

Self - Furance Engineer

JL
Jill Lamantia

Self - Forklift Operator

JD
Jeff Daochuan Liu

Self - President, Fuyao Glass America

SR
Shawnea Rosser

Self - Glass Inspector

RR
Rebecca Ruan-O'Shaughnessy

Self - Fuyao Attorney

Details

Directed by
Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 25,272 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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