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She's Gotta Have It

1986 · 84 min · Director: Spike Lee ★ IMDb 6.7 · 17,935 ratings

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The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner.

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She's Gotta Have It (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Love 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
25%Love
  1. Humor30%
  2. Love25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Love
  • Tension
  • Humor

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Love
Tension
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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 3 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveTensionHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness33 %23 %15 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Love39 %30 %11 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor40 %29 %13 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Love36 %24 %20 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension38 %18 %29 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Humor38 %13 %26 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Humor35 %20 %14 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Love40 %35 %11 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Love45 %38 %20 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Humor45 %23 %30 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Tension45 %13 %36 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Humor46 %11 %39 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Humor53 %9 %45 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Disturbing54 %9 %45 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Humor49 %13 %40 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Tension54 %15 %45 %14 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Disturbing59 %16 %48 %10 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Sadness51 %16 %38 %13 %
92.5 %≈ 78′Sadness43 %12 %27 %12 %
97.5 %≈ 82′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

TC
Tracy Camilla Johns

TC
Tracy Camilla Johns

Nola Darling

TR
Tommy Redmond Hicks

JC
John Canada Terrell

JC
John Canada Terrell

Greer Childs

Spike Lee

Mars Blackmon

RD
Raye Dowell

Opal Gilstrap

JL
Joie Lee

Clorinda Bradford

S. Epatha Merkerson

Doctor Jamison

BL
Bill Lee

Sonny Darling

CB
Cheryl Burr

Ava

AD
Aaron Dugger

Noble

SC
Stephanie Covington

Keva

RC
Renata Cobbs

Shawn

CD
Cheryl D. Singleton

Toby

MR
Monty Ross

Dog 1

LJ
Lewis Jordan

Dog 2

ED
Erik Dellums

Dog 3

RH
Reginald Hudlin

Dog 4

EP
Eric Payne

Dog 5

MT
Marcus Turner

Dog 6

GB
Gerard Brown

Dog 7

Details

Directed by
Spike Lee
Written by
Spike Lee, Zora Neale Hurston
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 17,935 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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