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Judas and the Black Messiah

2021 · 125 min · Director: Shaka King ★ IMDb 7.4 · 116,479 ratings

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Fred Hampton, a young, charismatic activist, becomes Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party - putting him directly in the crosshairs of the government, the FBI, and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution, the authorities are going to need a man on the inside.

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Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anger, Empathy and Anxiety. 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

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension45 %38 %20 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Hope44 %35 %18 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Hope45 %36 %16 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension53 %46 %25 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Tension61 %57 %38 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Tension61 %57 %36 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Hope56 %49 %31 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Hope60 %51 %41 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Tension70 %65 %55 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 59′Tension80 %77 %66 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Tension80 %74 %70 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Disturbing74 %55 %56 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Hope75 %49 %41 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Empathy79 %59 %45 %65 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Sadness81 %68 %60 %70 %
77.5 %≈ 97′Disturbing80 %73 %69 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 103′Tension80 %79 %70 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 109′Tension86 %85 %75 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 116′Disturbing88 %74 %75 %69 %
97.5 %≈ 122′Sadness83 %52 %65 %68 %
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

Daniel Kaluuya

Fred Hampton

LaKeith Stanfield

Bill O'Neal

DF
Dominique Fishback

Deborah Johnson

AS
Ashton Sanders

Jimmy Palmer

AS
Algee Smith

Jake Winters

DB
Darrell Britt-Gibson

Bobby Rush

DT
Dominique Thorne

Judy Harmon

Martin Sheen

J. Edgar Hoover

AC
Amari Cheatom

Collins

KD
Khris Davis

Steel

ID
Ian Duff

Doc Satchel

CE
Caleb Eberhardt

Bob Lee

Robert Longstreet

Leslie Carlyle

AC
Amber Chardae Robinson

Betty Coachman

IU
Ikechukwu Ufomadu

Walter Hicks

JU
James Udom

Compton

NF
Nick Fink

Fesperman

MB
Mell Bowser

Tex

Details

Directed by
Shaka King
Written by
Shaka King, Will Berson, Kenneth Lucas, Keith Lucas, Kenneth Lucas
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 116,479 ratings
Feels mostly
Anger
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