The Unthinkable
As Sweden is thrown into an unexplained invasion, a guarded man races through social collapse to find the woman he never stopped loving.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- ominous
- melancholic
- intense movie night
- scandinavian cinema night
What critics said
Critics generally found the ambitious Swedish disaster thriller effective in combining intimate relationship drama with tense, inventive crisis spectacle.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alex and other Swedish civilians navigate a mysterious attack, infrastructure disruption, political conflict, and survival pressures.
Alex's attempt to reunite with Anna remains central while Sweden faces an unexplained attack.
The attack unfolds against the Swedish midsummer period, making a familiar cultural celebration part of the film's ominous texture.
The film combines contemporary Swedish locations and civilian environments with large-scale attack imagery.
Films like The Unthinkable, and why
The Wave
Swedish disaster thriller centered on national crisis, civilian survival, and intimate relationships under pressure
The Quake
European catastrophe thriller combining large-scale emergency spectacle with grounded family and relationship drama
Attack the Block
Suspenseful invasion scenario emphasizing societal breakdown, political conflict, and ordinary people resisting crisis
Movie Details
- Director
- Victor Danell
- Release Date
- 2018-06-20
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (198)
Cast
- Christoffer Nordenrot
- Lisa Henni
- Jesper Barkselius
- Pia Halvorsen
- Magnus Sundberg
- Krister Kern
- Karin Bertling
- Ulrika Bäckström
- Alexej Manvelov
- Yngve Dahlberg
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Unthinkable about?
- As Sweden is thrown into an unexplained invasion, a guarded man races through social collapse to find the woman he never stopped loving.
- What is The Unthinkable like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Unthinkable as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Unthinkable violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Unthinkable as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Unthinkable?
- Critics generally found the ambitious Swedish disaster thriller effective in combining intimate relationship drama with tense, inventive crisis spectacle.
- Which films are like The Unthinkable?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wave, The Quake, and Attack the Block.
- How long is The Unthinkable?
- The Unthinkable runs 129 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Unthinkable?
- In United States, The Unthinkable streams on Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel.
