The Uninvited

PG-13 6.3
2009 1 hr 27 min Horror

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.

  • Cast:
    Emily Browning , Arielle Kebbel , David Strathairn , Elizabeth Banks , Maya Massar , Kevin McNulty , Jesse Moss

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Reviews

Actuakers
2009/01/30

One of my all time favorites.

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Afouotos
2009/01/31

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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ThedevilChoose
2009/02/01

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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StyleSk8r
2009/02/02

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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cricketbat
2009/02/03

The Uninvited had some problems with pacing, and the plot was a bit contrived and predictable, but it had some genuinely creepy moments and an interesting cast. I enjoyed watching it and I would probably watch it again.

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Filipe Neto
2009/02/04

This movie seems to have been inspired by a Korean production called "A Tale of Two Sisters", but as I did not see this film I do not know exactly if it is a remake or if it only removed some elements, inspiring itself to create a new story. This film revolves around a young woman who returns home after a season in a psychiatric clinic, motivated by the early and unexpected death of her mother. At home, however, she finds her sister and her father living with another woman, who was once their mother's nurse. From here develops a thriller and a family drama where the human psyche is linked magisterial to the supernatural.The script is very good, full of twists that enrich and heighten the drama, grabbing the public until the end, absolutely unexpected, despite the subliminal messages that have prepared it since the beginning, and the public ignored. The cast is headed by David Strathairn, the father, Emily Browning, the young Anna, Arielle Kebbel, the eldest daughter, Alex, and Elizabeth Banks, the other woman. Browning is flawless in her role, a complex and disturbed character who shows itself to be suggestible and gives some signs of a strong Oedipus complex. In fact, this young actress almost managed to monopolize the film. The filming mostly takes place in a secluded house, beautiful, on the seashore, and its isolation not only makes the place almost paradisiacal but also accentuates the feeling of solitude and vulnerability that sometimes feels.In short, this light-hearted horror thriller is probably one of the most stylish and well-built I've seen lately. He plays poker with the public, hides the game until the end and manages to escape from the clichés, play with them, surprise us and frighten us without resorting to the usual recipes of CGI, gore, shocking images etc.

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jfgibson73
2009/02/05

This movie was fairly easy to watch. It kept me interested enough to want to continue to the end, but didn't require much effort from me as a viewer. It's the horror equivalent of a Sandra Bullock romantic comedy--it moves along, it tells its story, and then it's done. It's about a girl coming home from a psych ward after the death of her mother. She lives in a sprawling New England lake home with her sister, her father, and her father's new girlfriend. The daughters don't like the new love interest--they're pretty sure dad was involved with her before mom even died, even though she was the nurse hired to take care of her. The girl sees ghosts and believes that they are trying to tell her the new girlfriend had something to do with the mother's death. It ends with a twist that viewers will either be trying to guess or not see coming at all, and then it's out. Not that memorable, but easily digested. I did have a problem with the way the girl moved as slowly as possible, just like every other character in every horror movie, whenever there was a noise she needed to examine. I thought this movie was at least smart enough to get around the clichés, but when I saw how they ended it, I realized they were never worried about being original.

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SnoopyStyle
2009/02/06

Anna (Emily Browning) returns home from a psychiatric institution after her suicide attempt. She's been struggling after her mother's death in a fire. Her mother was ill and the caretaker Rachel Summers (Elizabeth Banks) is now her father Steven (David Strathairn)'s girlfriend. Her sister Alex (Arielle Kebbel) is convinced that Rachel killed their mother. She keeps having visions of 3 little kids. Her boyfriend Matt is killed presumably in an accident after she sees him in a vision. Her father is getting remarried to Rachel. The girls discover that Rachel is using a false identity. Anna suspects her to be Mildred Kemp who killed the 3 kids in her vision and disappeared.Emily Browning is great as a distressed teen and I like everybody in this. There is a moody ghostly sense through out the movie. This boils down to the ending. I completely understand if some people throw up their hands at the final twists. I personally scratched my head at first. In the end, I accepted it and like the movie. I could have easily gone the other way.

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