Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
2008 · 89 min · Director: Shawn Papazian
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The corporal Tom Hilts returns from overseas to his hometown Argyle, Texas, for a ten days leave with the intention to seek our his brother Jess, who disappeared one year ago while heading to California with his girl-friend Nicole. He travels in his truck with his girlfriend Marilyn and followed by his friend Jared in his old car to California trying to track his brother. While in the old highway California, Jared needs to stop his car in an old rest stop to go to the toilet and is attacked by the driver of a yellow truck. Meanwhile Tom and Marilyn wait for him in the next rest stop where Tom is also attacked and kidnapped by the driver of the yellow truck. Marilyn sees the ghost of Nicole in the restroom and realizes that they are facing supernatural evil forces.
Emotional fingerprint
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Tension25%
- Anxiety20%
- Anticipation10%
- Disturbing10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Horror. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 4.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 65 % | 55 % | 37 % | 58 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Disturbing | 65 % | 46 % | 30 % | 53 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sadness | 55 % | 26 % | 13 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 46 % | 19 % | 4 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 45 % | 27 % | 8 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 51 % | 41 % | 23 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 64 % | 60 % | 46 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 70 % | 70 % | 56 % | 44 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 74 % | 74 % | 60 % | 52 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 79 % | 76 % | 63 % | 65 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 68 % | 50 % | 64 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 65 % | 60 % | 40 % | 41 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 68 % | 64 % | 44 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 69 % | 49 % | 61 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 76 % | 71 % | 53 % | 66 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 79 % | 76 % | 60 % | 61 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 84 % | 81 % | 65 % | 65 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 84 % | 81 % | 68 % | 66 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Fear | 83 % | 80 % | 73 % | 65 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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.
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Cast
Tom Hilts
Marilyn
Jared
Jesse
Nicole
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Scotty
Mr. Hilts
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Details
- Directed by
- Shawn Papazian
- Written by
- John Shiban
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- USA
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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