Does What Happened Was... end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is What Happened Was... violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is What Happened Was... sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is What Happened Was... scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is What Happened Was... easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

What Happened Was...

Name: What Happened Was...
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1994
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Karen Sillas, Tom Noonan

Comedy. Romance. Terror. The perfect first date.

Directed by Tom Noonan

Produced by Good Machine, Genre Pictures

199491 min7.1 / 10

A claustrophobic, tension-laden two-hander about a first date that becomes increasingly uncomfortable and psychologically unsettling.

Jackie and Michael are coworkers at a large law firm. They decide to meet at Jackie's for dinner one night.

Clusters

Toxic Romance Movies Toxic Romance Stories Manipulative Romance Love Under Social Pressure Detective And Interrogation Movies

Genres

Comedy Drama Romance

Keywords

Date Conversation Secretary Dinner Date

Questions people ask

Does What Happened Was... end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is What Happened Was... violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is What Happened Was... sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is What Happened Was... scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is What Happened Was... easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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