Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- melodramatic
- glossy
- thriller night
- camp movie night
What critics said
Critics found the talented cast and glossy production watchable but judged the domestic thriller formula predictable, tonally awkward, and less entertaining than its camp potential promised.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tessa's inability to accept David's new engagement drives escalating hostility toward Julia and the household.
The film uses upscale domestic settings, possessive relationships, and psychosexual menace in a heightened thriller register.
The film opens with Julia questioned about Michael's murder before cutting six months earlier.
Online conversations showing Julia's apparent desire for Michael become part of the murder suspicion surrounding her.
Films like Unforgettable, and why
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Shared domestic thriller framework of jealousy, possessiveness, relationship breakdown, and a threatening woman in a wealthy home.
Single White Female
Shared erotic noir melodrama, psychologically unstable characters, and glossy late-century thriller conventions.
Sleeping with the Enemy
Shared woman-in-jeopardy premise, domestic paranoia, and heightened relationship conflict.
The Perfect Guy
Shared camp-leaning psycho-ex thriller style, suburban menace, and melodramatic interpersonal manipulation.
Movie Details
- Director
- Denise Di Novi
- Release Date
- 2017-03-06
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (701)
Cast
- Rosario Dawson
- Katherine Heigl
- Geoff Stults
- Isabella Kai
- Alex Quijano
- Sarah Burns
- Whitney Cummings
- Simon Kassianides
- Robert Wisdom
- Cheryl Ladd
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Unforgettable about?
- A polished domestic thriller turns a new engagement and blended family into a volatile contest of jealousy, manipulation, and suspicion.
- What is Unforgettable like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Unforgettable as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Unforgettable violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Unforgettable as mild.
- What did critics think of Unforgettable?
- Critics found the talented cast and glossy production watchable but judged the domestic thriller formula predictable, tonally awkward, and less entertaining than its camp potential promised.
- Which films are like Unforgettable?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Single White Female, Sleeping with the Enemy, and The Perfect Guy.
- How long is Unforgettable?
- Unforgettable runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Unforgettable?
- In United States, Unforgettable is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
