# The Uninvited (2009)

> A traumatized teenager returns to an isolated coastal mansion and investigates whether her mother’s former nurse is an evil stepmother—or whether her own shattered memory is hiding the real danger.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8404

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Charles Guard, Thomas Guard
- Cast: Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Massar, Kevin McNulty, Jesse Moss, Dean Paul Gibson
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815245/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, paranoid, late night horror, teen movie night

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