# Unthinkable (2010)

> An FBI agent and a ruthless CIA interrogator clash over how far the government may go to locate nuclear bombs before a terrorist deadline expires.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/24036

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Gregor Jordan
- Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Sheen, Stephen Root, Lora Kojovic, Martin Donovan, Gil Bellows, Vincent Laresca
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914863/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grim, claustrophobic, philosophical, serious movie night, political discussion

## Movies like Unthinkable

- [Mississippi Burning (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/1078)
- [Safe House (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7476952)
- [Canary Black (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/904998)
- [The Negotiator (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/4806)
- [The Interpreter (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/146)
- [Five Fingers (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/6611)
- [Closed Circuit (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/91439)
- [Reasonable Doubt (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/137735)
- [Death and the Maiden (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/5603)
- [Brake (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/60740)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt