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Flashdance

1983 · 95 min · Director: Adrian Lyne ★ IMDb 6.2 · 65,392 ratings

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Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.

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Emotional fingerprint

Flashdance (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Love 25%, Anticipation 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love25%
  2. Joy10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Love, Anticipation. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Love and Anticipation. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Empathy
Sadness
Hope
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor30 %8 %3 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor33 %13 %7 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor32 %18 %11 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Hope34 %23 %10 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Hope39 %27 %10 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Sadness38 %28 %14 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor45 %33 %16 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension54 %35 %14 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Hope53 %38 %20 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Empathy55 %50 %35 %27 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Empathy52 %50 %31 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Hope43 %38 %22 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Sadness42 %31 %22 %27 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Tension42 %28 %19 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Hope49 %30 %22 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension66 %43 %38 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Sadness72 %56 %55 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Sadness64 %58 %57 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 93′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Michael Nouri

Nick Hurley

SJ
Sunny Johnson

KT
Kyle T. Heffner

KT
Kyle T. Heffner

Richie

CR
Cynthia Rhodes

RK
Ron Karabatsos

RK
Ron Karabatsos

Jake Mawby

MM
Micole Mercurio

MM
Micole Mercurio

Rosemary Szabo

MD
Malcolm Danare

Cecil

BB
Belinda Bauer

Katie Hurley

LL
Lucy Lee Flippin

Secretary

DM
Durga McBroom

Heels

LS
Liz Sagal

Sunny

SP
Stacey Pickren

Margo

RW
Robert Wuhl

Mawby's Regular

ML
Matt Landers

Mawby's Regular

SP
Steve Price

Mawby's Regular

FP
Frank Pesce

Mawby's Regular

Details

Directed by
Adrian Lyne
Written by
Joe Eszterhas, Thomas Hedley Jr.
Type
Movies
Released
1983
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 65,392 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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