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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 04/27/2018
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review David Stratton The Australian 04/20/2018
3.5/5
Yes, Unsane is rather silly - but thriller lovers can have fun with it. Go to Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times 04/02/2018
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Brendan Cassidy InSession Film 07/02/2024
B-
And yet, even as I can accept Unsane more easily as schlock, it still so far from perfect that it's actually quite frustrating... Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 03/14/2022
3.5/4
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. Go to Full Review Taylor Baker Drink in the Movies 09/05/2021
92/100
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Joanne H @RT85208661 Apr 29 I really enjoyed this film. A bit hard to believe but it’s worth a watch. See more R T @Snakeyb Mar 13 Really slow. Boring in places. Liked the direction and thought the last 30 minutes was good. My Significant other, ‘why was Matt Damon in it’ See more Frans B @FransB Nov 3 Soderbergh really shows his worth here. Kind of off beat and sometimes a bit daft storyline but he succeeds in captivating audience with suspense, frustration, awe and lots of questions. Whole cast really excels in character. Cinematography good, considering whole movie was shot on iPhone, wow!, that in itself is a milestone. Intriguing and unsettling See more thiago s @Thiagostone Oct 14 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Gabriel T @GabrielFagundes Aug 15 Absolutely incredible! The atmosphere here is so oppressive, the characters are incredible, the comedy here made me laugh like some comedy movies couldn't and there's a Shutter Island madness vibe. "Unsane"'s focus isn't gore, but it went bloody like I like it See more acsdoug D @acsdoug 06/27/2025 I like this movie, just as I like most of Soderbergh's stuff, and I'm recommending it. However, I question the direction of the story. It seems to me that being wrongly committed to a mental institution is frightening enough. The introduction of a psycho stalker not only seems unlikely, it seems unnecessary as well. See more Read all reviews
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Steven Soderbergh

Director

Claire Foy

Sawyer Valentini

Joshua Leonard

David Strine

Jay Pharoah

Nate Hoffman

Juno Temple

Violet

Amy Irving

Angela Valentini

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Movie Info

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, Drama
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