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I Swear

2025 · 121 min · Director: Kirk Jones ★ IMDb 8.3 · 70,567 ratings

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Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.

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I Swear (2025) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope15%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 8.3/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Hope
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
Hope
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyHopeSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor47 %37 %27 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Empathy48 %44 %16 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Empathy60 %59 %8 %43 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Sadness75 %73 %9 %64 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Sadness76 %75 %20 %69 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Empathy70 %70 %38 %54 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Hope66 %65 %55 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Hope65 %60 %54 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Tension64 %56 %44 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Hope64 %56 %48 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Empathy68 %63 %49 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Empathy68 %68 %43 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Empathy68 %68 %36 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Sadness70 %68 %28 %56 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Empathy66 %64 %30 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 94′Hope64 %60 %49 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 100′Hope70 %66 %65 %24 %
87.5 %≈ 106′Hope79 %75 %74 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 112′Hope79 %71 %73 %27 %
97.5 %≈ 118′Hope72 %62 %63 %20 %
Rags to riches

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

RA
Robert Aramayo

SE
Scott Ellis Watson

DC
David Carlyle

Chris

RD
Ron Donachie

FP
Francesco Piacentini-Smith

Murray

SC
Somerled Campbell

Palace Official

PD
Paul Donnelly

MD
Michael Dylan

Butler

DR
Douglas Rankine

CA
Christina Ashford

The Queen

ES
Ethan Stewart

William (10)

IM
Isla Mercer

Caroline (7)

CM
Catriona McArthur

Sharon (13)

PD
Paul Donnelly

Billie Dean / Attacker Under Bridge

RD
Ron Donachie

Headmaster Donald Watkins

JM
Jamie McAllister

Young Murray (12)

AN
Abigail Noon

Kerry (12)

EV
Ella Victoria Robb

Teacher

Details

Directed by
Kirk Jones
Written by
Kirk Jones
Type
Movies
Released
2025
Runtime
121 min
Country
United Kingdom, Ireland
Genres
Drama, History
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.3 · 70,567 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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