The Blackout
1997 · 98 min · Director: Abel Ferrara
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Matty is a film star who is tired of Hollywood life and moves to Miami, where he makes a proposal to his girlfriend Annie. She is not ready to marry him, and it is revealed that she had an abortion. Depressed because he lost his baby (though it was him who initially asked for abortion), Matty, together with his friend Micky, go on a wild night, they meet a waitress also called Annie and in the end of the night Matty passes out. A year and a half later Matty lives in New York, leads a clean life visiting AA meetings and has a relationship with attractive blonde Susan. He is still obsessed with Annie and returns to Miami, where unexpected news about Annie 2 (the waitress) waits for him.
Emotional fingerprint
The Blackout (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Guilt 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Guilt25%
- Confusion20%
- Sadness15%
- Disturbing10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Guilt, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 30 % | 17 % | 7 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 31 % | 19 % | 9 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 36 % | 25 % | 13 % | 9 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 40 % | 24 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 54 % | 49 % | 34 % | 38 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 45 % | 40 % | 31 % | 28 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Disturbing | 44 % | 35 % | 31 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Sadness | 55 % | 43 % | 38 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 54 % | 41 % | 33 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 45 % | 31 % | 25 % | 32 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 49 % | 38 % | 38 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 49 % | 45 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sadness | 64 % | 51 % | 40 % | 49 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 65 % | 56 % | 40 % | 49 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 60 % | 41 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 65 % | 55 % | 40 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 80 % | 75 % | 74 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 82 % | 83 % | 57 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Susan
Annie 2
Mickey's Studio Actress
Mickey's Studio Actor
Script Girl
Miami Drug Dealer
Fly Girl
Fly Girl (Jasmine)
That Girl
Gold Carder
Movie Investor
Mickey's Studio Actress
Details
- Directed by
- Abel Ferrara
- Written by
- Abel Ferrara, Marla Hanson, Christ Zois
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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