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The Wannabe

2015 · 90 min · Director: Nick Sandow, Nick Sandow ★ IMDb 5.1 · 1,915 ratings

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Based on true events, The Wannabe, a story about Thomas, a man obsessed with Mafia culture during the 1990s in New York City. When Thomas’s failed attempts to fix the trial of infamous mobster John Gotti gets him rejected by the people he idolizes most, he sets off on a drug infused crime spree with his girlfriend and longtime mob groupie, Rose, by brazenly robbing the local Mafia hangouts.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Wannabe (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Disturbing 24%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger14%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Disturbing, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Disturbing and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.1/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Curiosity
Sympathy
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity47 %38 %50 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity44 %31 %43 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Love44 %24 %38 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Love48 %31 %38 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sympathy46 %39 %35 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity40 %36 %32 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Sympathy41 %40 %35 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension46 %46 %39 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension51 %50 %38 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension63 %60 %34 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension74 %73 %35 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension74 %73 %36 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension69 %66 %34 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension70 %69 %35 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension71 %71 %39 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension66 %65 %46 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity68 %65 %51 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension71 %69 %48 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Curiosity65 %62 %48 %47 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

David Zayas

Pablo Guzman

Mike Starr

Jerry

NS
Nick Sandow

NS
Nick Sandow

Anthony

DE
Doug E. Doug

DE
Doug E. Doug

The Twin

GC
George Carroll

GC
George Carroll

Bruce Cutler

JS
Joseph Siravo

John Gotti

DS
Daniel Sauli

Curtis Sliwa

Neal Huff

Judge Glasser

AD
Adriana DeMeo

Annie

Details

Directed by
Nick Sandow, Nick Sandow
Written by
Nick Sandow, Nick Sandow
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.1 · 1,915 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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