Unsane

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Unsane

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Released Mar 23, 2018

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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Sawyer Valentini relocates from Boston to Pennsylvania to escape from the man who's been stalking her for the last two years. While consulting with a therapist, Valentini unwittingly signs in for a voluntary 24-hour commitment to the Highland Creek Behavioral Center. Her stay at the facility soon gets extended when doctors and nurses begin to question her sanity. Sawyer now believes that one of the staffers is her stalker -- and she'll do whatever it takes to stay alive and fight her way out.

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Critics Consensus

Unsane unleashes Steven Soderbergh's inner B-movie maestro, wading into timeless psychological thriller territory and giving it a high-tech filmmaking spin.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a clever film. And for all Soderbergh's reservations about Hollywood, it's also confirmation of his mastery of its assorted genres, although he does suffer from an urge to see if he can juggle them all at the same time.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 27, 2018

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David Stratton

The Australian

Yes, Unsane is rather silly - but thriller lovers can have fun with it.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 20, 2018

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Like too many of his looser films, Unsane could have profited from a bit more polishing. The film about the false imprisonment is terrific. The other film is really not very good at all. That will have to do for now. That will have to do for now.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 2, 2018

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

And yet, even as I can accept Unsane more easily as schlock, it still so far from perfect that it's actually quite frustrating...

Rated: B-

Jul 2, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Soderberg's manipulation of his audience is masterful, and his formal choices have a throwback appeal, curiously enough, leaving Unsane to feel like a late-night VHS screening of a cheap but memorable horror show.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 14, 2022

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Taylor Baker

Drink in the Movies

Episode 24: Favorite Films of 2018: Part 1

Rated: 92/100

Sep 5, 2021

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Rrobert G

Super movie. Better than One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. Much more realistic. As good as Shutter Island. It's not B grade it is A grade

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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debs r

What a brilliant movie, whoever doesn't get it doesn't get it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/03/24

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Corey K

Self-contained but a lot is done without much. Great stalker flick

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/12/24

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Jose Raul B

It was interesting to see someone kept almost as prisoner because of a insurance scam, but in the other hand knowing this person was really dangerous. She was obsessed and almost killed someone by the end of the film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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Dani G

Ultra-low budget well accomplished film. Not fancy, not spectacular, not a very striking cast, but a good experiment by the filmmaker

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Logan D

To escape a stalker, Sawyer moves to Pennsylvania and works in an office complex. A therapist advises her to sign up for a 24 hour evaluation which results in Sawyer giving away her rights to leave for a week. Or did she sign in knowingly? Soon, she is questioning her own sanity. The film has issues but I enjoyed it. I can't list them as that might ruin the movie. Suffice to say I found at least two major plot points hard to accept. That said, Foy is great in causing us, the audience, to question her sanity with her character. I thought Pharoah was out of place. He removed me from the narrative when he was on screen. I didn't even realize Violet was Juno Temple! There is a cameo I didn't expect. Shot on an iPhone

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/02/23

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Synopsis

Sawyer Valentini relocates from Boston to Pennsylvania to escape from the man who's been stalking her for the last two years. While consulting with a therapist, Valentini unwittingly signs in for a voluntary 24-hour commitment to the Highland Creek Behavioral Center. Her stay at the facility soon gets extended when doctors and nurses begin to question her sanity. Sawyer now believes that one of the staffers is her stalker -- and she'll do whatever it takes to stay alive and fight her way out.

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Producer: Joseph Malloch
Screenwriter: Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer
Distributor: Fingerprint Releasing, Bleecker Street Media
Production Co: New Regency, Extension 765
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Behavior|Sex References|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 23, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 29, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.7M
Runtime: 1h 38m

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