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While She Was Out
🎬 Movie

While She Was Out

2008 · 82 min Drama Thriller
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

Della Myers, a suburban housewife, lives with her twin children and her abusive husband, Kenneth. On Christmas Eve, she drives to the local mall to buy gift-wrap. In the jam-packed parking lot, she notices an old car taking up two spaces and decides to leave a note on the windshield calling them out. After the mall closes, her car is blocked by the old car and she's threatened by four thugs. She escapes in her vehicle, but they drive after her. She crashes at a dead end construction site at the edge of a forest. What unfolds in the desolate woods is Della's lone fight for survival against a gang of angry young men with murderous intent.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.

Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.

For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.

Director: Susan Montford

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.

🎭 Cast

Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger

Della

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas

Chuckie

Craig Sheffer

Craig Sheffer

Kenneth

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Luke Gair

Terri

Leonard Wu

Leonard Wu

Vingh

Luis Chávez

Luis Chávez

Tomas

Rachel Hayward

Rachel Hayward

Lynn

Jamie Starr

Jamie Starr

Huey

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Alana Husband

Lingerie Sales Assistant

Katie Messina

Katie Messina

Coffee Sales Person

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