Asier Newman, Lena Headey, Melvil Poupaud, Michelle Duncan, Richard Jenkins

Lena Headey (TV's TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES) stars in this disturbing horror film as a woman who glimpses someone who looks just like her. In her search for answers, she comes to the sta...( read more  read more... )rtling realization that her loved ones may be involved in this sinister mystery. THE BROKEN is directed by CASHBACK's Sean Ellis, and it also features Richard Jenkins (THE VISITOR) and Melvil Poupaud (BROKEN ENGLISH).

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R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Sean Ellis

Release Date: January 1, 2008

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  • July 19, 2009
    A well make thriller/horror with good performances and great direction with a intresting promise.Its is let down by what little gos on, there are sence of just pure boredom wondering if something is going to happen.And with the lack of any explanation in to won't really is going...( read more) on is a let down and will piss a lot of viewer off including me.The whole thing isn't all to orignal with hint of other movies like "invasion of the body snatchers and Mirriors" put to good mesurer.
    All in all ok movie well made lust needed more meat on its bones...
  • July 19, 2009
    Sigh, another waste of time. Too slow, too confusing, too lame. It did remind me just a tiny bit of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I tried hard to figure just what the hell was going on but man oh man this was so bad I just couldn't friggin focus. There isn't much to say about t...( read more)his...it's just bad, boring and stupid. Don't waste your time also.
  • May 8, 2009
    Another film involving mirrors but unlike Aja's crapfest misfire this one is effectively creepy and a mature piece of work.
    Some will be put off by its refusal to give an explanation to the events and its ambiguous ending but I found it to fit quite well.
  • April 10, 2009
    LAME.
  • March 28, 2009
    I tend to be annoyed when film-makers feel the need to explain every detail of a movie to the audience. I'm not a moron, and I don't need my hand held to understand a story. But at the same time, movies need to have some semblance of a complete story in order to be satisfactory. ...( read more)

    The Broken is like a novel with many of the important plot points left out. Motivations are unexplained, and some scenes make little sense in the context of the overall story. I appreciated the slower pace and lack of annoying jump moments, but this story just didn't seem original enough to make up for its faults.

    The Broken is the most psychological of psychological horror movies. The thrills are few and far between, but at least it gives an opportunity or two for reflection or discussion after viewing. Just remember, this movie isn't for everyone.
  • November 23, 2009
    im not to shore i get it really i love lena headey but this wasnt i good choice for her !!
    this movie i think misses the concept of a horror/thriller movie and does little to keep you watching.
    this movie isnt great i dont think the storyline was particurly good it wasnt well e...( read more)xplained and just didnt keep you entertained which is a shame because i love lena headey.
    its boring with some good killing scenes but its not enough to save the movie.
    unless you really REALLY like lena headey this movie just isnt worth a watch!
  • November 19, 2009
    I can now, in absolute proud confidence (well, maybe not soo proud) declare that all of his movies are utter trash. The opening titles are done over a helicopter shot zooming all over the jungle, but it's soo jittery and jumpy, they either had a terrible piolt, a shitty mount att...( read more)ached to the helicopter, or were filming it at the wrong FPS. I won't be surprised if it was all of those at one time. He's dialogue is still stupid and his characters are flat, as are the performances he generates from his cliched stock of movie war people. The pacing is asinine, and the gore effects are spotty.
  • November 10, 2009
    Not that bad but not worth watching again.
  • October 18, 2009
    The unconsciousness of people is artistically described in this movie. All we are aware of are just bits and peaces of our lives, and the thing we are best at is judging and analyzing other people, yet we are totally blind when it comes to us. And then, even if we realize that, w...( read more)e just keep not caring. This movie is a great allegory of our stare of mind.
  • October 18, 2009
    Taking a leaf from the genre's forefathers David Lynch and Alfred Hitchcock, with just a little nod here and there to the American Romantic macabre writer Edgar Allan Poe, Ellis here crafts a feature which borders on the surreal once more, this time on a much more subversive and ...( read more)subtle level. Lena Headey did perfect performance.

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January 30, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

A Babel cast in a piece of free-associative gothic babble. full review

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