White Noise
2005 · 98 min · Director: Geoffrey Sax
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The car of successful author Anna Rivers is found disabled next to the river, the thought being that she accidentally fell into the river while trying to change a flat tire. Her dead body is found upstream several weeks later, consistent with the accidental death theory. Based on incidents around him, her grieving husband, architect Jonathan Rivers, decides several months later to visit with Raymond Price, who approached John prior to Anna's body being found with news that she was trying to contact him from beyond. At that time, John was skeptical of Raymond's claims of electronic voice phenomena (EVP): that he is contacted from the beyond through electronic means - radio, television - which he is able to record. Along with Sarah Tate, another of Raymond's "clients" whose fiancé passed away, John becomes obsessed with EVP as he gets more and more audio and video messages, however fuzzy, from Anna from beyond. That obsession takes a slight change in focus when John believes that Anna is trying to pass along information to help others. But the nature of those messages and their connection to Raymond in combination with John learning that not all good comes through EVP leads to the possible belief that he dabbling in EVP in and of itself may be dangerous and the cause of those potentially deadly issues in which he is supposed to assist in helping. John has to decide whether or not to continue with his work in EVP, not continuing which means that he may actually prevent bad things from happening, and continuing which means that he gets his much wanted connection with Anna.
Your viewing check-in
Emotional fingerprint
White Noise (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Anxiety 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear30%
- Anxiety25%
- Disturbing20%
- Tension15%
- Surprise10%
AI estimate · no viewer votes yet
How we measure
AI estimate
Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Disturbing. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.
How did it make you feel?
Votes are saved to the fingerprint once you’re signed in.
Pick up to three · 0/3
Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 27 % | 3 % | 6 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Hope | 41 % | 20 % | 17 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 62 % | 51 % | 32 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sadness | 67 % | 60 % | 36 % | 41 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 39 % | 34 % | 50 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 28 % | 28 % | 55 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Curiosity | 58 % | 29 % | 30 % | 54 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 31 % | 38 % | 51 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sadness | 62 % | 39 % | 43 % | 50 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 65 % | 39 % | 48 % | 51 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Curiosity | 67 % | 31 % | 53 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 69 % | 28 % | 56 % | 41 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Hope | 69 % | 29 % | 59 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 75 % | 33 % | 69 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 79 % | 44 % | 75 % | 33 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 77 % | 53 % | 72 % | 23 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 86 % | 60 % | 72 % | 37 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 79 % | 68 % | 46 % | 20 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 69 % | 67 % | 20 % | 9 % |
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.
AI reading of the film’s English subtitles (dialogue and sound cues) — not viewer votes. How we measure ↗
Kadri — your film companion
AIAsk anything about White Noise. From the film’s own dialogue and FeelDB data, at your spoiler level.
Kadri
Hi, I’m Kadri. Ask me anything about White Noise — I’ll stay inside your spoiler line.
Premise onlyAfterward Reveal viewer responses · may contain spoilers
Viewer responses about feelings after the title ended, separate from feelings while watching. No AI estimates.
0 responses so far
Feeling details appear after at least 3 viewers respond, to protect privacy.
Cast
Police Woman
Minister
Work Man
Business Man
Susie Tomlinson
Mary Freeman
Young Girl (EVP)
Details
- Directed by
- Geoffrey Sax
- Written by
- Niall Johnson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Canada, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
Feels similar
More like this →Emotion overlap shows mood similarity, not a prediction of enjoyment.





