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The Uninvited

2009 · 87 min

A moody, slow-creeping psychological chiller that keeps you uneasy and second-guessing what's real until its gut-punch reveal.

Genres
Horror
Tagline
Can you believe what you see?
Overview
Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rachel, has moved into their house and become engaged to her father. Soon after she learns this shocking news, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her that Rachel has evil intentions.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • madness
  • deception
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Charles Guard, Thomas Guard
Written by
Carlo Bernard, Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro
Starring
Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Massar, Kevin McNulty, Jesse Moss, Dean Paul Gibson
Music
Christopher Young
Cinematography
Daniel Landin
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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