The Nameless

1999

1h 42m

Horror

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20%

5 Reviews

Tomatometer

42%

1,000+ Ratings

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Claudia (Emma Vilarasau) and Marc (Brendan Price) are horrified and heartbroken when their young daughter's body is found mutilated. Several years later, Claudia gets a call from a young woman who could be her child. Claudia then launches an investigation involving a detective, Massera (Karra Elejalde), and a reporter, Quiroga (Tristán Ulloa). Their target -- a satanic cult, which may be holding and torturing the girl, and whose members could subject all involved in the case to dire fates.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...sporadically intriguing but mostly dull.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 12, 2008

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

a pretty slick thriller

Rated: 3/5

Sep 2, 2005

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Just how wildly the film flies off of the rails is enough to set eyeballs spinning--that is, if viewers' eyes are even open by that point.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 7, 2005

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

If Darkness confused you, you'll be completely baffled by The Nameless

Rated: 1.5/5

May 7, 2005

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

I wound up admiring Balaguero's visual style, his imagery and cinematography, while remaining indifferent toward his characters, and hating his narrative.

Rated: 4/10

Apr 27, 2005

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Justin T

Very drab but that was the style. It was a gritty detective movie. Camera moves were simple but effective. Grading was cinematic but dull. The visual 'child' effects were a touch tacky. It's a detective story from Spain. It is what it is and not a lot more. It has shades of noir but also shades of 90s TV-movie. I feel bad judging having only watched thirty-ish minutes but it wasn't that great. Problem was that it was not that engaging, entertaining or atmospheric and I don't want to waste my life watching the rest.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/15/23

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Audience Member

Curiosamente la recordaba mucho mas oscura y siniestra, aunque sigue siendolo en parte. La historia es algo confusa a ratos y el "punch" final no es tan directo ni brutal como pretendia serlo (y podria haber sido). La excelente fotografia se ve a veces menospreciada por una edicion que resulta hueca y fragmentada, como si faltaran piezas en un puzzle y eso me hace pensar que podria haberse sido un problema de planteamiento o incluso de guion… Aun asi, sigo siendo bastante notable, fresca y original, y una de las mejores peliculas de genero patrias.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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nO THE GREATEST FILM, dRAGGED ON TOO LONG AND SEEMED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO BE TOO MUCH LIKE Martyrs

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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6.8/10 ~April 2, 2016~

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Starts off good, then falls flat.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

A decidedly jarring and terrifying experience, The Nameless is a criminally underseen and underrated film (just 5 reviews on RT with a 20% approval rating). A Spanish horror flick, The Nameless is quite mssed up, but does a great job terrifying the viewer with a pretty good score, darkness (be afraid of the dark honestly), and some pretty good cinematography. It does meander a bit and gets a bit bogged down in the details at times, but really keeps you on the edge of your seat and manages to scare you on multiple levels. Creepy, atmospheric, and entirely twisted, The Nameless really keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Jaime Balaguero

Director

Emma Vilarasau

Claudia

Karra Elejalde

Massera

Tristán Ulloa

Quiroga

Pep Tosar

Toni

Brendan Price

Marc

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Synopsis

Claudia (Emma Vilarasau) and Marc (Brendan Price) are horrified and heartbroken when their young daughter's body is found mutilated. Several years later, Claudia gets a call from a young woman who could be her child. Claudia then launches an investigation involving a detective, Massera (Karra Elejalde), and a reporter, Quiroga (Tristán Ulloa). Their target -- a satanic cult, which may be holding and torturing the girl, and whose members could subject all involved in the case to dire fates.

Director: Jaime Balaguero
Producer: Joan Ginard
Screenwriter: Jaime Balaguero
Production Co: Filmax
Genre: Horror
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround