Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet

Enter a world of unrelenting evil as terror finds a new form in The Unborn. From the producers of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the co-writer of The Dark Knight comes this shocking supernatural thri...( read more  read more... )ller about a young woman (Odette Yustman) plagued by chilling dreams and tortured by a demonic ghost that haunts her waking hours. Her only hope to break the debilitating paranormal curse is in an exorcism with spiritual advisor Sendak (Gary Oldman). See what lies beyond the doorway of our world in this non-stop nightmare of the undead…

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103 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: David S. Goyer

Release Date: January 9, 2009

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DVD Release Date: July 7, 2009

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  • September 1, 2009
    I wanted to kill myself while watching this movie!! I made many attempts to finish it, but couldn't and returned it. I found it really pointless and boring; although they tried really hard to make it scary, it didn't do it for me.
  • August 14, 2009
    I was really bored with this movie. Nothing about it was very creepy or anything I hadn't seen before. Very disappointing.
  • July 29, 2009
    Nothing new, its alright to when doing something else, perhaps to watch in the background, nothing really scary or too horrible going on, perhaps good for a lot of young children for friday night.
  • July 28, 2009
    It wasn't horrible, but it was nothing new; same old tricks, different movie. Bonus points for good acting and an odd but pleasant appearance from Gary Oldman.
  • July 15, 2009
    Let's get things straight. David S. Goyer is a terrible writer and an even worse director. He lucked out with the Batman credentials. The Unborn is the first film to star Gary Oldman that I would physically restrain people from seeing. The part doesn't even suit him. The Unborn i...( read more)s just the most dull and familiar experience one can ever have. I remember an interview with Goyer saying "I thought it would be an interesting idea for a film, what if somebody that was never born, was haunting you." Apparently he found this so interesting that he dropped the pitch into the actual film via a line of dialogue. The rest of the film is just exposition, no room for characters or decent shocks. The reason for this is that Goyer has simply stumbled upon an interesting subject matter and rather than let it unfold on screen, he has "experts" as characters, that explain everything. Apparently one character used for time saving exposition just isn't enough anymore. So we get Oldman, some old woman, the father (whom serves as just one line of exposition and then vanishes) and finally poor old Idris Elba is thrown in to explain some more stuff at the very end. Goyer is a writer that wants credit for all the research he does, so rather than put in subtle nods towards myths, history and so forth, he must put every single shred of it in dialogue can we can give him a congratulatory blowjob.
  • November 2, 2009
    Not very gory, severly confusing.
  • November 1, 2009
    Una trama simple, con el mismo argumento de las típicas películas de terror-diabólico.
  • November 1, 2009
    I've been more scared watching Sesame Street. Gary Oldman and Stringer Bell should've known better
  • November 1, 2009
    It started out promising, with some decent scares. However the whole plot was ridiculous....flapping between the paranormal and nazi expermentation, whilst never really linking the two.
  • November 1, 2009
    really enjoyed this movie. Watched it on halloween and it has some pretty good, scary moments. The visual effects are pretty cool and the story is interesting although its a remake. Perfect for halloween night

Critic Reviews


January 9, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

A laughably bad horror flick involving demonic possession, concentration camps and torturous genetic experiments. full review

January 9, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post

The Unborn is a baby-sitter horror flick (it's for and about them) with classic creep-out elements that unite in a surprisingly engrossing story. full review

January 9, 2009
Kurt Loder, MTV

The picture is such an embarrassment, Goyer has to be hoping that very few people will see it. full review

January 8, 2009
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

The year is only a week old and already the cinema gods have bestowed upon us a candidate for most awesome catchword of the year: Jumby! full review

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Comments


  • murad4murad
    October 5, 2009
    ahhh.. maybe I liked it because I was watching it with my girlfriend.. the lights were off, everytime she gets scared I get punched, kicked, hoged then scweesed! LOL! I like that movie I think it's hilarious even though it's very predictable! it had couple of unexpected parts. plus the girl in the movie looks ok.
  • HeadlessChook16
    July 11, 2009
    Ok, I didn't understand it. It was confusing, a little scary but not as good as I thought. I just wanted to get it cause Cam Gigandet was in it... *drools*
  • xXxMissIndependentxXx
    July 10, 2009
    mmmm a pretty trippy movie if u ask me it wasnt great but not bad either.
  • sexylove490
    July 2, 2009
    It really sucked, it wasn't scary and the story line wasn't creative at all. It was just a movie. And what kind name is "Gumby" or however you spell it.
  • LoraKutty
    April 26, 2009
    This movie sucks! You expect something cool to happen, but nothing really does...the story is so bad!
  • sweetheart166
    April 4, 2009
    It's a Good movie ! i like it
  • medenillama
    March 10, 2009
    oohhh nooo!! i've just downloaded it...is it really a bad movie?...nywyz ill take my chances...its took me 2 days to download this Unborn Movie...hope no hard labor wactching it...
  • betyfudge
    February 1, 2009
    The new word for 2009 is SNORROR! And the first movie to get this title is THE UNBORN. By this desciption, let me say, that I was so ampted up for a good sci/fi thriller in my favorite movie theatre eating my overpriced popcorn, because I saw the trailer...ah yes, the trailer.
    I came to see a horror....but went to sleep. Hence, snor-ror.
    I think in a recession, movies like these should be called a crime against....I don't know...nature.
    Lady Bitch Ray - Du bist Krank
  • sinafaiire
    January 10, 2009
    Undeniably one of the worst "horror" films of the year. I'm surprised Gary Oldman would even think about partaking in such a cinematic tragedy.
  • fabysunset
    January 9, 2009
    i watch this movie today... it was good i like the story
    and it was scary but not the regular scary. hmmm i love everything about the movie but the ending... everybody dies the boyfriend the bestfriend the grandmother the babe... everybody but her.

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