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55% Critic Match
While She Was Out
“Everyone has a breaking point. Tonight, she reaches hers.”
5.5 / 10• 2008• 1h 22m•R• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kim Basinger
Della
Lead
Lukas Haas
Chuckie
Craig Sheffer
Kenneth
LG
Luke Gair
Terri
Leonard Wu
Vingh
Luis Chávez
Tomas
Rachel Hayward
Lynn
Jamie Starr
Huey
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Susan Montford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. While She Was Out is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
