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Lenny

1974 · 112 min · Director: Bob Fosse ★ IMDb 7.5 · 19,906 ratings

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The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public.

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Lenny (1974) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 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 Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Humor

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Empathy
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 rises around 88 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor43 %3 %10 %43 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor45 %6 %15 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor49 %6 %18 %49 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor50 %5 %18 %50 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Humor54 %10 %21 %48 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Tension56 %18 %26 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Humor51 %21 %28 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Tension48 %29 %34 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Sadness53 %43 %46 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Sadness57 %49 %51 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Tension54 %37 %40 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Humor49 %26 %29 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Humor48 %24 %29 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Humor51 %23 %31 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Tension55 %25 %35 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Tension54 %29 %38 %32 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Tension59 %40 %45 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Sadness71 %59 %61 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Sadness80 %71 %73 %9 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Sadness83 %77 %75 %8 %
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

VP
Valerie Perrine

Honey Bruce

JM
Jan Miner

JM
Jan Miner

Sally Marr

SB
Stanley Beck

FM
Frankie Man

FM
Frankie Man

Baltimore Comic

RN
Rashel Novikoff

RN
Rashel Novikoff

Aunt Mema

GM
Gary Morton

GM
Gary Morton

Sherman Hart

GR
Guy Rennie

GR
Guy Rennie

Jack Goldstein

MY
Michele Yonge

KW
Kathryn Witt

MM
Monroe Myers

Hawaiin Judge

JD
John DiSanti

John Santi

MG
Mickey Gatlin

San Francisco Policeman

MB
Martin Begley

San Francisco Judge

MH
Mark Harris

Defense Attorney

RF
Richard Friedman

San Francisco Prosecutor

LS
Lee Sandman

2nd San Francisco Judge

JN
Jack Nagle

Reverend Mooney

PP
Phil Philbin

New York Plainclothesman

BM
Bruce McLaughlin

New York Judge

Details

Directed by
Bob Fosse
Written by
Julian Barry
Type
Movies
Released
1974
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 19,906 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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