Unthinkable

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Unthinkable

R

2010

1h 37m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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FBI Agent Helen Brody (Carrie-Anne Moss) races to discover the location of three nuclear bombs, each programmed to detonate in a different city. When authorities arrest terrorist suspect Younger (Michael Sheen), who announced the murderous plot in a video, special operative Harold Humphries (Samuel L. Jackson) joins Brody in the interrogation. He takes escalating measures to extract answers from Younger, but Younger clams up. Brody begins to question their brutal methods as time ticks away.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

In addition to the stars, whose performances are dead-on, production values are high, and the script by Peter Woodward contains some intriguing questions.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 18, 2023

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

This 2010 thriller is a bold but confused attempt to portray the messy, conflicted world of torturing terror suspects for information that will hopefully save lives.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 3, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an entertaining and thought-provoking drama...

Rated: 3/4

Jul 21, 2010

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

... a clumsy polemic that bounces between the boundaries of stage-play debate and torture porn spectacle as everyone argues over ethics...

Jun 27, 2010

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e h

The most horrible movie I’ve ever seen in my whole entire 19 years of existence. But the acting was good Samuel Jackson saved the movie ( other actors were good ). FBI Helen Brody was annoying ( she’s the real villian ) 53 people have been killed and injured but still she was defending the terrorist DONT WASTE UR TIME

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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Gregory S

I love that I hate this movie. The performances are amazing and the story is fantastic. Asks some relevant and truly hard questions.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Ethan S

I hated this movie when i first watched it, but as time went on it grew on me. I just hated agent brody a lot but the actual concept is great.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/25

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Cory H

The plot is weak & inconsistent, contradicts itself. They tell H he can’t do something and then beg him to do it repeatedly until the movie ends without a conclusion. It’s like they realized the movie sucked & just didn’t finish it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Ken N

I thought this was pretty good. Amusing how many people trashed the rating because of the way it ended. Not everything needs to be wrapped up tidy with a bow on top. It gives us the answer we need; he wasn't bluffing. There WAS a fourth bomb - that's what was under the cover. I guess some people really wanted to see the fireworks, lol. It wasn't perfect; I agree with another review who wondered what the point of the beginning scene was. It seemed like a silly way to set it up. I thought the main cast did a good job with their characters.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/02/25

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Jack J

Bad writing. Not finished. Contradicts itself. Plot holes making plot holes. A lot of asking the movie.. why?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/25

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Gregor Jordan

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Samuel L. Jackson

Henry Harold "H" Humphries

Carrie-Anne Moss

Helen Brody

Michael Sheen

Steven Arthur Younger

Stephen Root

Charles Thompson

Lora Kojovic

Rina Humphries

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Synopsis

FBI Agent Helen Brody (Carrie-Anne Moss) races to discover the location of three nuclear bombs, each programmed to detonate in a different city. When authorities arrest terrorist suspect Younger (Michael Sheen), who announced the murderous plot in a video, special operative Harold Humphries (Samuel L. Jackson) joins Brody in the interrogation. He takes escalating measures to extract answers from Younger, but Younger clams up. Brody begins to question their brutal methods as time ticks away.

Director: Gregor Jordan
Producer: Caldecot Chubb, Vanessa Coifman, Marco Weber, Bill Perkins
Screenwriter: Peter Woodward
Production Co: ChubbCo Film Co., Senator Entertainment, Lleju Productions, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language|Torture)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 37m

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