Angels with Dirty Faces
1938 · 97 min · Director: Michael Curtiz
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
Emotional fingerprint
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Tension20%
- Sadness15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Tension. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sympathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sympathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 41 % | 39 % | 21 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sympathy | 40 % | 32 % | 28 % | 17 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 36 % | 19 % | 25 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 32 % | 20 % | 15 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 37 % | 28 % | 12 % | 3 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 42 % | 26 % | 16 % | 3 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 44 % | 21 % | 23 % | 8 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 48 % | 30 % | 24 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 55 % | 49 % | 16 % | 9 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 54 % | 53 % | 10 % | 4 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 45 % | 40 % | 13 % | 5 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 38 % | 28 % | 19 % | 7 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 35 % | 28 % | 23 % | 10 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 41 % | 37 % | 25 % | 14 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 56 % | 52 % | 28 % | 15 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 72 % | 70 % | 34 % | 16 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 80 % | 78 % | 42 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 82 % | 78 % | 55 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sympathy | 86 % | 78 % | 72 % | 68 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 90 % | 78 % | 82 % | 82 % |
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
Hunky
Steve
Edwards
Blackie
Rocky - as a Boy
Jerry - as a Boy
Laury - as a Child
Girl at Gaming Table
Details
- Directed by
- Michael Curtiz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1938
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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