HorrorThriller

Unsane

- Is she or isn't she?

A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.

Release Date : 2018-03-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Fingerprint ReleasingRegency EnterprisesExtension 765New Regency Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Sawyer Valentini

Original Name : Claire Foy

Gender : Female

Character Name : David Strine

Original Name : Joshua Leonard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nate Hoffman

Original Name : Jay Pharoah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Violet

Original Name : Juno Temple

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ashley Brighterhouse

Original Name : Aimee Mullins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Angela Valentini

Original Name : Amy Irving

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jill

Original Name : Sarah Stiles

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bank Manager

Original Name : Marc Kudisch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mark

Original Name : Colin Woodell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Counselor

Original Name : Myra Lucretia Taylor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dolores

Original Name : Lynda Mauze

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dennis

Original Name : Zach Cherry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Boles

Original Name : Polly McKie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jacob

Original Name : Raúl Castillo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve

Original Name : Michael Mihm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve's Partner

Original Name : Robert Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Patient

Original Name : Natalie Gold

Gender : Female

Character Name : Female Patient

Original Name : Sol Marina Crespo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Male Patient

Original Name : Will Brill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Male Patient

Original Name : Steven Maier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medical Technician

Original Name : Matthew R. Staley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medical Technician

Original Name : Matt Mancini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Friendly Nurse

Original Name : Emily Happe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Hawthorne

Original Name : Gibson Frazier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hayley

Original Name : Erin Wilhelmi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : Joseph P. Reidy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Ferguson

Original Name : Matt Damon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medical Examiner

Original Name : Erika Rolfsrud

Gender : Female

Character Name : TruthBite Editor

Original Name : Elizabeth Goodman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Federal Agent

Original Name : Roshanna Jenkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Lance Coughlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Shaw (uncredited)

Original Name : Kevin Dean O'Connor

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Shaffer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ursula Triplett

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Divisive Dilemas. Have to be honest, I had no idea this was filmed on an iPhone 7 or that it was directed by Steven Soderbergh. I was stuck for something to watch on cable the other night and I liked the sound of the plot premise. So unburdened by expectation of a searing horror classic I settled in to see what unfolds. Plot has Claire Foy as Sawyer Valentini who inadvertently commits herself to a mental health institution. Once inside things being to unravel and the threat of her one time stalker now being even close to her opens up the book of terror - but is it real? Firstly you have to say that the mental health authorities must have had kittens when they saw this, much of what is on screen is utterly ridiculous and paints the system in a damning light. Secondly you really have to jump on board with the improbability of it all, this really is made for dramatic entertainment purpose and not as a viable horror of the real world. As a thriller it worked for me, the constant question of what is real or not keeps things on the slow burn. Either way, real or not, it's thought provoking enough to warrant staying till pics end. The psychological angle is pungent enough to say there's some thought in the writing, though this is undone by utter nonsense as things spiral into the impossible for the final quarter of film. Foy is good value up front and the fulcrum of it all, while elsewhere good work comes from Nate Hoffman and it's nice to see Juno Temple in a spicy role. Ultimately this is no blood letting horror picture, and certainly it's no One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Girl Interrupted etc etc. The iPhone experiment is a gimmick that works here due to the confines of the location for story, but as a genre piece of worth it is unlikely to have legs. However, even though I enjoyed this as a one time only viewing experience, I perfectly understand why it has become divisive. So for those who haven't seen it yet then it is advised you understand this is no terrifying thrill a minute piece. It's tricky to recommend with any sort of confidence, and thus I feel the internet ratings of about 6.5/10 is just about right. 6.5/10

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

Every time Claire Foy is not on the screen, the calibre of acting in _Unsane_ drops to laughable. I'm glad that Soderbergh is able to put together films for the seven-figure price range, but the fact of the matter is that the camera on an iPhone just isn't that good. It's decent enough to (in most scenes) get the visuals across, but never decent enough to not be a distraction. _Unsane's_ tale is relatively well told, but also something that's been done before, and considering the man in the director's chair, something that probably should have been done better too. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._