The Uninvited

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The Uninvited

PG-13

2009

1h 27m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

Fantasy

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After spending time in a psychiatric facility, young Anna (Emily Browning) finds significant changes in store at home. Her widowed father (David Strathairn) is now engaged to her mother's former nurse, Rachel (Elizabeth Banks). One night, the ghost of Anna's mother appears, screaming for revenge and accusing Rachel of murder. Anna and her sister, Alex (Arielle Kebbel), start to investigate, but they may be unprepared for the lethal battle of wills that ensues.

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Critics Consensus

The Uninvited is moody and reasonably involving, but suffers from predictable plot twists.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

04/24/2009

2/5

Poor remake of the Korean thriller.

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

04/24/2009

3/6

As in the original, the film slyly manipulates the audience's perspective, and a brilliantly filmed climactic 'reveal' marks this British duo as a pair to watch.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

04/24/2009

2/5

The Uninvited is a little too mild-mannered to please any but the most vanilla of horror fans.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

12/02/2023

1/4

When you see what happens, you’ll probably laugh, roll your eyes, or mutter, “Gimmie a break.” What you won’t do is recoil from terror

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

09/04/2021

The Uninvited is a film structurally sound, linguistically crafted, and brilliantly executed.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/26/2020

2.5/4.0

David Strathairn takes a throwaway role and brings the appropriate blend of menace and warmth.

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Metal S.

@MetalSombreros Jul 18

Absolutely nothing happens, turned it off 20 minutes in.

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The W

@TheWagners Jul 5

Generic American remake of a Japanese classic horror movie. Filled with lame jump scares and a twist that's so bad you would have thought it was written by a five year old. Very very bad movie.

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Christina F

@RT72116323 Nov 2

I dont know why the ratings on this movie are so poor this movie in my opinion is up there with the sixth sense as far as mystery however the ending confused me.

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Samantha L

@Samantha.Henry.Diva Oct 17

Not your typical thriller. There’s spots of horror but more suspense as you put the pieces together. The Japanese version is better but it’s obviously easier to watch when not reading subtitles.

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Ryan K

@RT35906889 06/19/2025

Fun, psychological thriller/mystery/horror film that leaves you absolutely mystified at the end. A lot of the critic reviews complain that it's not scary enough or isn't a good horror film, but it was never meant to be horror first. It has those elements, but definetly more mystery and thrills, and I think that's how it was intended to be. Definetly a lost gem of a film. Perfect for a movie date night.

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Jonathan O

@RT41230270 10/25/2024

This teen thriller makes no sense and it felt like watching two different movies into one and the scars are cheap and the writing has no story for the characters.

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Charles Guard

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Emily Browning

Anna

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Alex

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Synopsis

After spending time in a psychiatric facility, young Anna (Emily Browning) finds significant changes in store at home. Her widowed father (David Strathairn) is now engaged to her mother's former nurse, Rachel (Elizabeth Banks). One night, the ghost of Anna's mother appears, screaming for revenge and accusing Rachel of murder. Anna and her sister, Alex (Arielle Kebbel), start to investigate, but they may be unprepared for the lethal battle of wills that ensues.

Director: Thomas Guard, Charles Guard
Producer: Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Roy Lee
Screenwriter: Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: Vertigo, Parkes/MacDonald, Montecito Picture Company
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Teen Drinking|Thematic Material|Violent and Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 30, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.6M
Runtime: 1h 27m