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Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...

2024 · 69 min

A warm, candid stand-up set that mixes laughs with raw personal reflection, like catching up with someone who's been through it.

Directed by: Hamish Hamilton
Genres: Comedy, Documentary
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Corinne Foxx, Anelise Foxx

Overview: Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning actor. Grammy-winning singer. Beloved comedian. Jamie Foxx returns to the stage to set the record straight.

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Directed by: Hamish Hamilton
Genres: Comedy, Documentary
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Corinne Foxx, Anelise Foxx

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: healing
identity
trauma
family
faith
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	7

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