The Unsaid
A psychiatrist risks reopening his own wounds while probing the gruesome secrets concealed by a seemingly composed teenager.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- harrowing
- paranoid
- dark thriller night
- serious drama viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Michael Hunter acts as a psychiatrist who gradually uncovers Thomas Caffey's disturbing past.
The adolescent patient's secrets are rooted in gruesome familial abuse and its lasting effects.
Suspense arises as Thomas's apparently calm exterior gives way to concealed family trauma.
The encyclopedic subject grounding identifies incest as the film's central traumatic subject.
Films like The Unsaid, and why
The Sixth Sense
psychological thriller centered on a psychiatrist confronting traumatic secrets and a troubled adolescent
Ordinary People
dark family drama using buried trauma, grief, and a damaged young person to drive suspense
The Jacob's Ladder
trauma-focused psychological mystery involving a therapist, repression, and disturbing revelations
Movie Details
- Director
- Tom McLoughlin
- Release Date
- 2001-09-14
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (152)
Cast
- Andy Garcia
- Vincent Kartheiser
- Linda Cardellini
- Teri Polo
- Chelsea Field
- Trevor Blumas
- David Millbern
- Brendan Fletcher
- Sam Bottoms
- Sarah Deakins
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- YouTube
- Buy
- YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Unsaid about?
- A psychiatrist risks reopening his own wounds while probing the gruesome secrets concealed by a seemingly composed teenager.
- What is The Unsaid like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Unsaid as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Unsaid violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Unsaid as moderate.
- Which films are like The Unsaid?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sixth Sense, Ordinary People, and The Jacob's Ladder.
- How long is The Unsaid?
- The Unsaid runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Unsaid?
- In United States, The Unsaid is available to rent or buy from YouTube.
