The Unborn

PG-13

Released Jan 9, 2009

1 hr. 28 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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10%

119 Reviews

Tomatometer

30%

250,000+ Ratings

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Plagued by nightmares and visitations from tortured ghosts, Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) turns to a spiritual adviser named Sendak (Gary Oldman) for help. They discover a family curse that dates back to Nazi Germany: an evil spirit that can take over the body of anyone and is getting stronger with each possession, as it tries to gain full entrance to this world.

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Critics Consensus

David Goyer's Unborn is a tame genre effort with cheap thrills and scares that border on silliness.

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15 years later and I actually still like this Believe it or not it's genuinely creepy with an appealing leading lady from David S. Goyer and producer Michael Bay It stays Odette Yustman playing a teenage girl named Casey Beldon She gets the feeling something is watching her from behind the shadows and in her nightmares Her friend Romi notices one of her eyes is distorted, it's actually a result of her being a twin but she finds out she had a younger brother that died in utero Casey's mother also lost her mind and killed herself She discovers this supernatural evil might've have something to do with it as she's being haunted by someone who was never even born Now this evil takes the shape of a young boy using her body as a conduit to come back to life and erase her from the picture The usual PG-13 horror stuff is expected from hallucinations to freaky images to the lead questioning their sanity When it gets to discussing the history of the holocaust it actually starts to get interesting This still has a few interesting ideas juggling demonic possession, Jewish mythology, rituals, mysticism This is was my first introduction to Odette Yustman and she does a good job next to Megan Goode It's refreshing to see Cam Gigandet play a decent guy for a change too Gary Oldman is in a serviceable role but he is one of the highlights when it comes to the exorcism portions Yes the jumps scares are typical and we've seen stuff like this before especially the investigation Yustman is the real appeal here being she has to come to terms with a horror that's plaguing not just her but her whole family lineage It's very disposable horror for sure but nothing horrendous

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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Mandy H

I think this film was meant to be scary, but my sister and I couldn't stop laughing. We still laugh about it in 2023.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/26/23

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Laura S

Truly awful. Cheap effects, not scary, annoying characters, bad script , lame story. It seemed like the entire point was to show this girl in her underwear a lot to keep people interested. Just really, really bad overall.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/23

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Jelisije J

The story made sense, the acting was decent, and I wasn't scared with anything this movie provided.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/06/23

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Duarte A

simplesmente divertido.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Kat R

Very sad that people watch this movie with so much negative bias against Megan Fox that they think this is a bad movie. As an avid horror movie watcher for over a decade, I can say confidently that this is a well done, and scary movie. At no point did I feel like I was watching something cliché or any subpar acting, especially from Ms. Fox. Hollywood and movie critics exist in a man's world, and they incredibly negative reviews on here demonstrate just that. I strongly recommend watching this movie with an open mind and leaving any misogyny you may have at the door—you can enjoy this movie and its scares.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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David S. Goyer

Director

Odette Annable

Casey Beldon

Gary Oldman

Rabbi Sendak

Cam Gigandet

Mark Hardigan

Meagan Good

Romy Marshall

Idris Elba

Father Arthur Wyndham

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The Unborn: Official Clip - Follow the Dog

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The Unborn: Official Clip - Chased by the Dybbuk Scene

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The Unborn: Official Clip - Casting Out the Evil Spirit

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The Unborn: Official Clip - A Strange Beast

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The Unborn: Official Clip - Jumby Wants to Be Born Now

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The Unborn: Official Clip - The Glory Hole of Terror

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The Unborn: Official Clip - When An Exorcism Fails

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The Unborn: Official Clip - Sleeping With a Ghost Child

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The Unborn: Official Clip - Don't Answer the Door

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The Unborn: Official Clip - The Child Behind the Mirror

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I don't know why I even bothered to watch this.

Rated: F

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Joshua Rothkopf

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Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Cliff Doerksen

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[An] exuberantly creepy mash-up of Jewish folklore, J-horror atmospherics, and demonic possession boilerplate.

Jan 5, 2010

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Brian Eggert

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Aside from some genuinely creepy imagery carbon copied from better films, Goyer’s hammy attempt to incite shocks results only in laughs, while his story structure causes eye-rolls.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 15, 2023

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Nikki Baughan

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But the film's fundamental flaw is that these solid spooky moments hang on a narrative that's not nearly strong enough to bear their weight.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 4, 2019

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Simon Miraudo

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I truly, truly recommend watching either of those instead of The Unborn. Or your wall. Just staring at your wall is also an acceptable alternative too.

Rated: 0.5/5

Oct 21, 2014

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Synopsis

Plagued by nightmares and visitations from tortured ghosts, Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) turns to a spiritual adviser named Sendak (Gary Oldman) for help. They discover a family curse that dates back to Nazi Germany: an evil spirit that can take over the body of anyone and is getting stronger with each possession, as it tries to gain full entrance to this world.

Director: David S. Goyer
Executive Producer: Jessika Borsiczky, William S. Beasley
Screenwriter: David S. Goyer
Distributor: Rogue Pictures, Universal Pictures
Production Co: Platinum Dunes, Phantom Four
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Terror|Disturbing Images|Thematic Material|Intense Sequences of Violence|Language|Sexual References)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 9, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.6M

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