Sam Was Here
2016 · 75 min · Director: Christophe Deroo
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
California, Mojave Desert, 1998. A strange glow appears in the sky. Sam, a forty-something door-to-door salesman, travels through the few inhabited zones of the Californian desert in search of clients, yet everything seems deserted. What's more, his wife won't answer his calls. It's as if everyone were avoiding him. When his car breaks down, Sam becomes a prisoner of the empty, hostile environment. Alone and without human contact for days on end, he listens continuously to a talk-show on the only local radio station. The host, a man named Eddy, takes calls from listeners who share their thoughts on a child killer at large in the area. At the same time, Sam starts getting psychologically harassed by strange threats he receives on his pager. Gradually, people begin to reappear and attempt to kill him. Sam has become a target and he must now defend himself. Little by little he loses it, caught up in a paranoid identity crisis. Is he truly the killer they're after, or is he being driven to become so?
Emotional fingerprint
Sam Was Here (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 30%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Anxiety30%
- Disturbing20%
- Confusion10%
- Tension5%
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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: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 4.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 35 % | 30 % | 10 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 35 % | 18 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 48 % | 39 % | 25 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 43 % | 30 % | 18 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 33 % | 25 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Disturbing | 53 % | 49 % | 44 % | 35 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 53 % | 38 % | 36 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 57 % | 57 % | 35 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 68 % | 66 % | 48 % | 54 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 70 % | 65 % | 57 % | 54 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Disturbing | 66 % | 60 % | 56 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 67 % | 64 % | 54 % | 51 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 73 % | 65 % | 63 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 75 % | 73 % | 71 % | 64 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 68 % | 66 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 76 % | 65 % | 63 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 75 % | 76 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Disturbing | 93 % | 87 % | 92 % | 83 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 73′ | 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
Rebecca Saxton
Thomas Payne
Leo Galdwyn
Details
- Directed by
- Christophe Deroo
- Written by
- Christophe Deroo, Clement Tuffreau
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Country
- France, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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