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The Cotton Club

1984 · 130 min · Director: Francis Ford Coppola ★ IMDb 6.6 · 21,439 ratings

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Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Cotton Club (1984) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%
  2. Humor15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Love. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Empathy
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor40 %33 %12 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension41 %34 %16 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Humor44 %38 %24 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Tension52 %46 %30 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Tension52 %46 %31 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Tension47 %36 %25 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Humor43 %28 %20 %10 %
37.5 %≈ 49′Tension41 %31 %21 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 55′Tension49 %45 %25 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 62′Tension62 %59 %35 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 68′Tension67 %63 %45 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 75′Tension63 %59 %43 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 81′Tension62 %57 %39 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 88′Sadness60 %54 %38 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 94′Tension54 %49 %31 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 101′Tension60 %56 %31 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 107′Tension66 %58 %36 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 114′Love60 %40 %38 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 120′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 127′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Diane Lane

Vera Cicero

LM
Lonette McKee

LM
Lonette McKee

Lila Rose Oliver

Bob Hoskins

Owney Madden

James Remar

Dutch Schultz

Allen Garfield

Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

FG
Fred Gwynne

FG
Fred Gwynne

Frenchy Demange

GV
Gwen Verdon

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Gwen Verdon

Tish Dwyer

Lisa Jane Persky

Frances Flegenheimer

MH
Maurice Hines

Clay Williams

JB
Julian Beck

Sol Weinstein

NN
Novella Nelson

Madame St. Clair

Laurence Fishburne

Bumpy Rhodes

John P. Ryan

Joe Flynn

Tom Waits

Irving Stark

RK
Ron Karabatsos

Mike Best

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Glenn Withrow

Ed Popke

Jennifer Grey

Patsy Dwyer

Details

Written by
Francis Ford Coppola, William Kennedy, Mario Puzo, Jim Haskins
Type
Movies
Released
1984
Runtime
130 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 21,439 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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