Unknown

PG-13

Released Feb 18, 2011

1 hr. 53 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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55%

206 Reviews

Tomatometer

55%

50,000+ Ratings

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After a serious car accident in Berlin, Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakes to find his world in utter chaos. His wife (January Jones) does not recognize him; another man is using his identity, and mysterious assassins are hunting him. The authorities do not believe his claims, and he must go on the run alone. With an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin leaps into a perplexing situation that will force him to discover how far he is willing to go for the truth.

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Critics Consensus

Liam Neeson elevates the proceedings considerably, but Unknown is ultimately too derivative -- and implausible -- to take advantage of its intriguing premise.

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LÃder7reynier Ã

My favorite Liam Neeson movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Bruno V

Em uma escala em que a roteirização e a atuação dos personagens me faz focar na dinâmica dos fatos; porém a rapidez em que as coisas vão acontecendo, isso não ascende a suspensão da descrença. Esse filme é mais um que deveria ser uma série.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/23

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Lesterberne T

Very solid movie. Lost half a star because of all the unnecessary car chase scenes that are only there to lessen the strength of the plot. The mystery was great, the actions of the MC are realistic and we had a character that asked the right questions to solve the mystery (no bullshit no stupidity).

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/11/23

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Grace T

Compelling story replete with psy op plot twists and car chases. I enjoyed it!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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Scott S

Surprisingly good. Good story and Liam Nielsen playing the same entertaining role you've come to enjoy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/06/23

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Roger L

An entertaining thriller but the story does not ad up. There are a lot of things that could be questioned. One example is when Martin Harris is in a taxi and can't get any connection to his telephone. In Europe it is very hard to find places where there aren't any coverage from any tele company and Harris was in a big city (Berlin). You probably have to go high up in the mountains to be out of telephone service. However the acting is quite good and parts of the story are ok.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/25/23

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Jaume Collet-Serra

Director

Liam Neeson

Dr. Martin Harris

Diane Kruger

Gina

January Jones

Elizabeth Harris

Aidan Quinn

Martin B

Bruno Ganz

Ernst Jürgen

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Rated: B

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In the French-made, English-language sleeper Taken, Liam Neeson was a former CIA operative who was (outlandishly) able to thwart a sex-trafficking ring. Audiences responded vociferously to his take-charge character. His latest film, Unknown...

Rated: 2.1/2

Jun 24, 2011

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William Goss

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May eventually surrender to convention and implausibility in equal measure, but until then, Collet-Serra grounds the conspiracy with a proper sense of mystery and mood.

Jun 21, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Along with wanting humor, Unknown’s lacking sense of romance leaves the audience with nothing to root for except the promise that, by the end, Neeson will deliver some knockout blows to the bad guys.

Rated: 2.5/4

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Rob Gonsalves

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This is a by-the-numbers thriller, in which nothing is what it seems, but nothing is what it seems in pretty much the way you’d expect, if that makes sense.

Rated: C

Oct 4, 2022

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Johnny Loftus

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Fans of Neeson's Weaponized Old Guy roles will be sated by the times he goes mano a mano.

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Synopsis

After a serious car accident in Berlin, Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakes to find his world in utter chaos. His wife (January Jones) does not recognize him; another man is using his identity, and mysterious assassins are hunting him. The authorities do not believe his claims, and he must go on the run alone. With an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin leaps into a perplexing situation that will force him to discover how far he is willing to go for the truth.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Executive Producer: Susan Downey, Steve Richards, Sarah Meyer, Peter McAleese
Screenwriter: Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Panda
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Action|Brief Sexual Content|Intense Sequences of Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 18, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $63.7M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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