While She Was Out
2008 · 82 min · Director: Susan Montford
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Della Myers is an overwhelmed upper-middle-class housewife who lives in a large house in the suburbs with her twin children and her abusive husband, Kenneth. Kenneth lets Della know that he thinks she gives all her attention to the twins and neglects her house and her appearance. Late on Christmas Eve, Della drives to the local mall to buy gift-wrap. While searching for a parking space in the jam-packed lot, Della notices an old car taking up two spaces. Frustrated and annoyed, she decides to leave a paper message on the windshield of the old car, writing, "Hey, Jerk. Two parking spaces. How selfish can you be?" After the mall closes, Della's car is held by the driver of the old car and she is threatened by four punks -- Chuckie, Huey, Vingh, and Tomás. When the security guard of the mall attempts to protect Della, he is shot and killed by Chuckie. Della tries to escape from the criminals in her truck, but the gang chases her. In the chase, she crashes in a nearby forest. What unfolds in the woods is Della's lone fight for survival against a band of angry young men who would like nothing more than to see her dead.
Emotional fingerprint
While She Was Out (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anger. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Empathy | 53 % | 40 % | 23 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Empathy | 41 % | 28 % | 10 % | 5 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Empathy | 34 % | 22 % | 4 % | 0 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 47 % | 35 % | 24 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 72 % | 66 % | 55 % | 57 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 85 % | 84 % | 67 % | 76 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 89 % | 88 % | 74 % | 83 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 92 % | 91 % | 83 % | 86 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 84 % | 81 % | 77 % | 70 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 70 % | 61 % | 55 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 78 % | 76 % | 55 % | 64 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 86 % | 85 % | 60 % | 75 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Empathy | 88 % | 86 % | 65 % | 79 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 89 % | 87 % | 75 % | 80 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Disturbing | 91 % | 88 % | 85 % | 78 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Disturbing | 92 % | 89 % | 89 % | 75 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 60 % | 47 % | 38 % | 22 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 53 % | 28 % | 37 % | 13 % |
Man in a hole
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
Terri
Vingh
Huey
Lingerie Sales Assistant
Coffee Sales Person
Tammi
Angry Driver
Parking Lot Mother (uncredited)
Cassie (voice) (uncredited)
Rent A Cop
Tired Man
Kid
Perfume Sales Lady
Details
- Directed by
- Susan Montford
- Written by
- Susan Montford, Edward Bryant
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Country
- United States, Canada, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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