The Uninvited

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  • Opened January 30, 2009 
  • 1 hr 27 min
  • PG-13 | violent, language including sexual references, nudity and some drug use
  • Anna (Emily Browning) returns home after spending time in the hospital following the tragic death of her mother. Her recovery suffers a setback when she discovers her father (David Strathairn) has become engaged to her mother’s former nurse, Rachel (Elizabeth Banks). That night, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her of Rachel's intentions. Together, Anna and her sister (Arielle Kebbel) try to convince their father that his current fiancée is not who she pretends to be, and what should have been a happy family reunion becomes a lethal battle of wills between stepdaughters and stepmother. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn, Maya Massar
  • Director: Charles Guard, Thomas Guard
  • Genres: Horror

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Peter Hartlaub

Won't make anyone forget "The Shining," but it's a nice throwback to the days when scary movies featured pretty good actors, a plot that holds together and a couple of creepy-looking ghost kids. Read full review

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ReelViews
| James Berardinelli

The Uninvited is a flawed production, but gratifying in the way it delivers. The interesting and unique elements of the movie effectively compensate for the formulaic way in which the plot develops. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

Emily Browning's face helps The Uninvited work so well...She makes you fear for her, and that's half the battle. Yet she's so fresh she's ready for a Jane Austen role. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

With visual nods to Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" and a fairly faithful adherence to the tenor and tone of the Korean scare genre, The Uninvited doesn't startle and shock so much as it lulls you into a series of unsettling, hallucinogenic set pieces. Read full review

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Emily Browning as Anna and Arielle Kebbel as Alex in "The Uninvited."