The Invisible Man
A survivor of coercive control battles an unseen technological predator who wants to make her doubt her own reality.
Overview
A woman fights to reclaim her life while haunted by a presence that may not be dead after all.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- paranoid
- foreboding
- oppressive
- late night horror
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a smart, scary, well-acted modernization of its classic source material, especially Elisabeth Moss's emotionally forceful performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cecilia's abusive relationship with Adrian drives the stalking, gaslighting, and escalating terror.
The film repeatedly frames apparently vacant rooms and environments so the invisible antagonist can be sensed without being seen.
Cecilia must persuade friends, relatives, and authorities that her supposedly dead ex-boyfriend is still stalking her.
H. G. Wells's invisibility concept is recast through surveillance, wearable technology, and intimate-partner violence.
Films like The Invisible Man, and why
Sleeping with the Enemy
shares psychological horror, stalking, domestic abuse, and a protagonist trapped in an apparently impossible threat
Hush
shares paranoia thriller tension, technological menace, and a resourceful woman fighting an unseen antagonist
Upgrade
shares science fiction horror, bodily vulnerability, and escalating dread around an invisible or technologically enhanced predator
Unsane
shares feminist horror, gaslighting, unreliable-seeming perception, and an abusive relationship reframed as supernatural terror
Movie Details
- Director
- Leigh Whannell
- Release Date
- 2020-02-26
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (6485)
Cast
- Elisabeth Moss
- Aldis Hodge
- Storm Reid
- Michael Dorman
- Harriet Dyer
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen
- Benedict Hardie
- Zara Michales
- Renee Lim
- Sam Smith
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- 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 The Invisible Man about?
- A survivor of coercive control battles an unseen technological predator who wants to make her doubt her own reality.
- What is The Invisible Man like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Invisible Man as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Invisible Man violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Invisible Man as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Invisible Man?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a smart, scary, well-acted modernization of its classic source material, especially Elisabeth Moss's emotionally forceful performance.
- Which films are like The Invisible Man?
- Films with a similar feel include Sleeping with the Enemy, Hush, Upgrade, and Unsane.
- How long is The Invisible Man?
- The Invisible Man runs 124 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Invisible Man?
- In United States, The Invisible Man is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling.
