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Unsane

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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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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 Full Review David Stratton The Australian Yes, Unsane is rather silly - but thriller lovers can have fun with it. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 20, 2018 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Taylor Baker Drink in the Movies Episode 24: Favorite Films of 2018: Part 1 Rated: 92/100 Sep 5, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Bravo! Bravo! Ok, despite impossible plot holes mostly only noticed by someone who's crazy= this movie was one of the most original films I've seen in a very long time. I give very few 5's but this just made it. Foy was about as perfect as you could play the part= totally NAILED IT! Now, if you want to keep reading my review- 1. You would never be admitted either forceably or voluntarily for past incidences of suicidal ideation. It would be illegal for them to do that. 2. Though psych wards DO have some anonymity how they operate, they are heavily monitored to avoid incidence's from happening there. 3. You'd never go to a psych ward for a drug problem. If the drug you are on makes you act crazy- they'd only hold you until you were sober from it and you'd never do a drug treatment in a psych ward. 4. Though common areas at common times are Co-Ed= you'd never sleep in the same room with any chick unless it was a huge room that everyone was in and next to the monitor's. 5. You are always monitored. This isn't jail where they check on you periodically, they have eyes on you the whole time AND 6. There is always more then 1 person there- Always. I've seen 2 many times but often much more then that. 7. There is no solitary confinement in a basement setting. They DO put you in a room by yourself if you are acting out but this is always a part of the larger structure that houses everyone. 8. You'd never be able to turn off a monitor w/o it being noticed and fixed when noticed, it';s not just for your safety but for the attendants safety too, they don't want to get sued for anything. 9. How would the killer know she was A= going to go to that facility/ B. Know she was going to be involuntarily committed? Impossible unless he can see into the future. Ok, that's most of the stuff- I spent a few years in and out of psych wards in a few different cities when I was first diagnosed w/ schizophrenia so I know the protocol from a few different places and they are pretty much the same across the board. That being said, if you are not crazy, all of these premise points wouldn't have been noticed by a laymen thus adding to the realism of the movie. Still, I applaud your efforts- the story was awesome and the acting of Foy and all the rest was exceptional and, once again, in a world of blah, blah, blah= this was ORIGINAL! THANK YOU. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review 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 Full Review debs r What a brilliant movie, whoever doesn't get it doesn't get it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review Corey K Self-contained but a lot is done without much. Great stalker flick Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Extension 765, New Regency
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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