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American Swing

2009 · 81 min · Director: Jon Hart, Mathew Kaufman ★ IMDb 6.1 · 857 ratings

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American Swing (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Nostalgia 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Nostalgia, Confusion. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Nostalgia and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Nostalgia
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Nostalgia

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Curiosity
Nostalgia
Humor
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 peaks around 57 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityNostalgiaHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity43 %53 %22 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity45 %54 %23 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity53 %55 %21 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Humor56 %51 %19 %51 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Humor53 %46 %18 %49 %
27.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity50 %46 %21 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity49 %49 %24 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity46 %48 %24 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 34′Nostalgia45 %44 %24 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity44 %44 %18 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity50 %43 %11 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Sadness63 %39 %9 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Humor60 %39 %11 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Curiosity50 %38 %19 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Humor54 %33 %24 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 63′Tension61 %31 %26 %13 %
82.5 %≈ 67′Sadness61 %31 %31 %6 %
87.5 %≈ 71′Sadness63 %26 %45 %11 %
92.5 %≈ 75′Nostalgia61 %20 %56 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 79′Nostalgia55 %17 %53 %38 %
Cinderella

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

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Melvin Van Peebles

EK
Ed Koch

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Ed Koch

Self

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Jamie Gillis

JG
Jamie Gillis

Self

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Al Goldstein

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Al Goldstein

Self

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Abbie Hoffman

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Irwin Corey

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Irwin Corey

Self (as Professor Irwin Corey)

Details

Directed by
Jon Hart, Mathew Kaufman
Written by
Jon Hart
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 857 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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