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Purple Rain

1984 · 111 min · Director: Albert Magnoli ★ IMDb 6.5 · 26,930 ratings

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A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl.

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

25%Humor
20%Love
  1. Humor25%
  2. Love20%
  3. Anger15%
  4. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Love
  • Tension
  • Excitement

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Love
Tension
Excitement
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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveTensionExcitement
2.5 %≈ 3′Excitement45 %7 %15 %42 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Excitement50 %6 %30 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension60 %14 %44 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Love55 %26 %35 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension45 %23 %28 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Humor46 %24 %29 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Love48 %36 %27 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Love49 %33 %35 %10 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Tension59 %25 %53 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Tension65 %25 %60 %12 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Sadness58 %21 %48 %16 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Excitement50 %12 %36 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Tension54 %7 %45 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 75′Tension61 %5 %57 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
77.5 %≈ 86′Excitement60 %33 %17 %37 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Sadness66 %51 %11 %26 %
87.5 %≈ 97′Love67 %59 %5 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 103′Excitement64 %52 %3 %52 %
97.5 %≈ 108′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

P
Prince

AK
Apollonia Kotero

MD
Morris Day

JB
Jerome Benton

OK
Olga Karlatos

Mother

CW
Clarence Williams III

BS
Billy Sparks

WM
Wendy Melvoin

WM
Wendy Melvoin

Wendy

LC
Lisa Coleman

BZ
Bobby Z

DF
Dr. Fink

Matt

BM
Brown Mark

Mark

JJ
Jill Jones

Jill

SM
Susan Moonsie

Susan

BB
Brenda Bennett

Brenda

SC
Sandra Claire Gershman

Beautiful Babe

AL
Alan Leeds

Stage Hand

GJ
Garry Johnson

"Jellybean" Johnson - The Time

JJ
Jesse Johnson

Jesse Johnson - The Time

MC
Marc Cardenas

Mark Cardenas - The Time

Details

Directed by
Albert Magnoli
Written by
William Blinn, Albert Magnoli
Type
Movies
Released
1984
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 26,930 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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