Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- paranoid
- menacing
- late night thriller viewing
- action movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found Russell Crowe compelling as the villain, but considered the pulpy premise undercut by a thin, shallow screenplay.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rachel's missed courtesy at a traffic light triggers the stranger's increasingly violent campaign against her and her loved ones.
Russell Crowe's character is credited as Man while operating as an unpredictable, nearly anonymous stalker.
Rachel's commute and subsequent encounters on public roads become the primary terrain of pursuit and attack.
The film uses ordinary commuter conflict, economic frustration, and social invisibility as fuel for heightened terror.
Films like Unhinged, and why
The Hitcher
shares a road-bound cat-and-mouse thriller structure, relentless pursuit, and a threatening antagonist who turns everyday driving into terror
Falling Down
shares a psychologically unstable male antagonist, urban alienation, escalating aggression, and revenge-driven thriller tension
The Shallows
shares contained domestic peril, a vulnerable parent protecting a child, and sustained survival-thriller suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Derrick Borte
- Release Date
- 2020-07-16
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (2595)
Cast
- Russell Crowe
- Caren Pistorius
- Gabriel Bateman
- Jimmi Simpson
- Austin P. McKenzie
- Juliene Joyner
- Stephen Louis Grush
- Anne Leighton
- Michael Papajohn
- Lucy Faust
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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 Unhinged about?
- A single traffic-light encounter ignites a merciless road-rage vendetta that puts a struggling mother and her family in the crosshairs.
- What is Unhinged like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Unhinged as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Unhinged violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Unhinged as graphic.
- What did critics think of Unhinged?
- Critics broadly found Russell Crowe compelling as the villain, but considered the pulpy premise undercut by a thin, shallow screenplay.
- Which films are like Unhinged?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hitcher, Falling Down, and The Shallows.
- How long is Unhinged?
- Unhinged runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Unhinged?
- In United States, Unhinged streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
