The Uninvited

2009 87 min ★ 6.4 Horror

Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rachel, has moved into their house and become engaged to her father. Soon after she learns this shocking news, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her that Rachel has evil intentions.

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Cast

Emily Browning

Anna

Arielle Kebbel

Alex

David Strathairn

Steven

Elizabeth Banks

Rachael

Maya Massar

Mom

Kevin McNulty

Sheriff Emery

Jesse Moss

Matt

Dean Paul Gibson

Dr. Silberling

Don S. Davis

Mr. Henson

Lex Burnham

Iris

Details

Director

Charles Guard

Tagline

"Can you believe what you see?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$41,624,046

Production

DreamWorks Pictures, Cold Spring Pictures, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, The Montecito Picture Company, Vertigo Entertainment

Reviews

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Wuchak

July 22, 2019

★ 8/10

***Haunting mysteries on the coast of Maine with Emily Browning and Elizabeth Banks*** After her mother dies in a tragedy, a teen girl (Emily Browning) is sent to a mental hospital. Upon returning to her father’s mansion on the coast of Maine, she reunites with her older sister (Arielle Kebbel) and tries to get along with her dad’s new girlfriend (Elizabeth Banks), her mother’s former nurse, wh...

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John Chard

October 15, 2019

★ 5/10

We survive by remembering. But sometimes we survive by forgetting. The Uninvited is directed by The Guard Brothers and written by Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard. It stars Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel and David Strathairn. Music is by Christopher Young and cinematography by Daniel Landin. A remake of Korean film "A Tale of Two Sisters", plot finds Anna (Brown...

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JPV852

April 11, 2022

★ 6/10

Okay psychological thriller featuring a fine performance by Emily Browning. This is one I saw back in '09 and pretty much feel the same way I did back then. Nothing great but worth checking out I suppose. **3.0/5**

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CinemaSerf

September 8, 2022

★ 6/10

Hmmm. There isn't really much worth saying about this truly mediocre horror effort. "Anna" (Emily Browning) is having a torrid time after her mother died in a fire. Having tried suicide, she is placed in an institution from where, after ten long months, she is released back into the care of her father. "Steven" (David Strathairn) is pretty ill-equipped to deal with this young woman, and things are...