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Unbreakable (2000)

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Reviews Counted:154

Fresh:104

Rotten:50

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: With a weaker ending, Unbreakable is not as a good as The Sixth Sense. However, it is a quietly suspenseful film that intrigues and engages, taking the audience through unpredictable twists and turns along the way.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] mature thematic elements including some disturbing violent content, and for a crude sexual reference

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Nov 22, 2000 Wide

Box Office: $92,914,916

Synopsis: UNBREAKABLE stars Bruce Willis as David Dunne, a Philadelphia security guard and the sole survivor of a disasterous train wreck. Not only is David still alive after the crash--he's completely... UNBREAKABLE stars Bruce Willis as David Dunne, a Philadelphia security guard and the sole survivor of a disasterous train wreck. Not only is David still alive after the crash--he's completely unharmed. After this miraculous incident, he's contacted by the mysterious Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), a dealer of comic book art who seems to have the opposite physicality--his bones tend to snap like twigs. As Elijah attempts to help the reluctant hero realize his superhuman potential, David tries to make amends with his estranged wife (Robin Wright Penn) and son (Spencer Treat Clark). Following the runaway success of THE SIXTH SENSE, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan once again teams up with Willis for another bleak supernatural tale with a surprising finale. Although Willis and Jackson are excellent in their roles, the highlights of the film are Eduardo Serra's cinematography and Shyamalan's direction, which are eerily atmospheric and inventive--in certain sequences, for example, entire scenes are shot as reflections on glass. UNBREAKABLE is a superhero film at heart, but Shyamalan's somber aesthetic transforms it into something far more intriguing. [More]

Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn, Spencer Treat Clark

Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Producer: Barry Mendel, Sam Mercer, M. Night Shyamalan
Composer: James Newton Howard
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Unbreakable is a film that begins with a train wreck and then, figuratively speaking, becomes one.

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Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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A worthy successor to Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense.

Full Review Source: Ottawa Citizen | comment Comment
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Jay Stone
Jay Stone
Ottawa Citizen

Well-crafted, even thought-provoking film that's seriously marred by an awful ending.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Jarringly shifts from being a potential letdown to a certifiable pop-cinema masterpiece.

Full Review Source: Jeff Huston's Believe Me | comment Comment
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Jeffrey Huston
Jeffrey Huston
Jeff Huston's Believe Me

Each shot is layered with delicious meaning, like a wedding cake layered with frosting.

Full Review Source: Norman Transcript | comment Comment
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Jim Chastain
Jim Chastain
Norman Transcript

At times, I found it terrific and effective, but at others, it felt boring and occasionally a bit goofy.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
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Jim Judy
Jim Judy
Screen It!

Manages to successfully slap together a unique mystery, interesting characters, real life situations to which we could all relate and a touch of the paranormal.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
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JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Even with its flaws and misses, Unbreakable is fairly unforgettable.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
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Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Mind-bogglingly sophomoric.

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John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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Little surprises ... brilliantly unfold throughout the film.

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Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

Unwatchable

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Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

Unbreakable seems to have encouraged all its actors to emulate Willis' lugubrious pacing, meaning that usually vibrant actors such as Wright Penn and Jackson are not shown to their best advantage.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
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Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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An intriguing story executed with visual panache and fine acting performances.

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Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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It's clearly the work of a young master that gives its audience something to mull over long after they leave the theater.

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Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
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During a conversation between an astonished doctor and a miraculously unscathed Dunne ... it's a measure of Shyamalan's restraint and his uncanny knack for storytelling.

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01/01/00
Lawrence Terenzi
Lawrence Terenzi
Mr. Showbiz

Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan has imagination and flair, and he''ll probably tell us engrossing stories for years to come. Unbreakable just isn''t one of them.

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Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

Unbreakable, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's dazzling reunion with Bruce Willis confirms he's one of the most brilliant filmmakers working today.

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Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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A considerable emotional investment in comic book lore is required for that to make this glum, poky picture worth watching through to the final revelation.

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Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

If you can manage that precious, tentative suspension of disbelief, you'll find Unbreakable a rewarding meditation on the nature of heroes, both comic book and otherwise.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
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Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Unbreakable is as compellingly watchable, stylish and intriguing as its predecessor, its ending has almost the opposite effect on the overall picture.

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Mark Caro
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Chicago Tribune
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September 19, 2008: Shyamalan Ponders Unbreakable Sequel Opens in new window
Samuel L. Jackson is game, and M. Night Shyamalan sounds like he's interested -- are we witnessing the birth of an "Unbreakable" sequel? More...

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March 08, 2007: New M. Night Shyamalan Flick is "Happening"
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January 03, 2007: Kevin Smith Fulfills His Bruce Willis Dream, Appears in "Die Hard 4"
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