The Unborn (2009)

A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

Director:

David S. Goyer

Writer:

David S. Goyer

Stars:

Odette Annable, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Odette Annable	...	Casey Beldon (as Odette Yustman)
Gary Oldman	...	Rabbi Sendak
Cam Gigandet	...	Mark
Meagan Good	...	Romy
Idris Elba	...	Arthur Wyndham
Jane Alexander	...	Sofi Kozma
Atticus Shaffer	...	Matty Newton
James Remar	...	Gordon Beldon
Carla Gugino	...	Janet Beldon
C.S. Lee	...	Dr. Lester Caldwell
Rhys Coiro	...	Mr. Shields
Michael Sassone	...	Eli Walker
Ethan Cutkosky	...	Barto
Craig J. Harris	...	Rick Hesse (as Craig Harris)
Rachel Brosnahan	...	Lisa

Storyline

While babysitting a boy and his baby brother, Casey Beldon has a dreadful nightmare involving a weird dog and an evil child, and she tells her best friend Romy over the phone. Casey is haunted by this boy, and when she goes to the ophthalmologist, he asks if she has a twin brother or sister. She asks her father and discovers that her mother lost a son that died in the womb. Casey suspects that she is haunted by the spirit of her brother. She finds a letter addressed to a woman called Sofi Kozma and a creepy picture at home that belonged to her mother. She goes with Romy to a retirement home to meet Sofi, a survivor of the experiments during the Holocaust. But Sofi tells Casey that she had never met her mother and later calls Casey to tell her she is in great danger.

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Plot Keywords:

ball gag | implied nudity | girls locker room | white panties | panties | 

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Taglines:

Evil wants to be born now

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images, thematic material and language including some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Universal [Germany]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hebrew

Release Date:

9 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled David S. Goyer Project

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,810,585, 11 January 2009, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$42,670,410

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$78,208,812

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rogue Pictures, Platinum Dunes, Phantom Four

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 89 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Idris Elba has approximately ten minutes of total screen time.

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Goofs

Although Casey is shown following and reiterating Sofi's instructions to destroy all of the mirrors in the house and then burn all remaining pieces of them, when Romy enters the home a few scenes later, the mirror over the mantle is shown with sizeable pieces remaining.

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Quotes

Casey Beldon: It's not safe to be around me.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits the letters WORD appears in capitals

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Connections

Featured in Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories (2012)

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Soundtracks

Close To You
Written by Acklins Khaliyl Dillon, Jamal K Hanna
Performed by Light of Dub Rock All Stars feat: Mela Machinko
Courtesy of Monster Truck Audio Inc.
By Arrangement with Shelly Bay Music

User Reviews

not that bad

I've read a lot of comments on this movie, I didn't think it was all bad. I have seen better horror movies, but this certainly wasn't the worst, someone said, that it was unoriginal, but I thought that the plot was quite original, I don't recall seeing anything similar before, but then, that's my opinion. I thought Odette Yustman was a fair leading actress as Casey and I thought her best friend Romey was quite entertaining. I have this film downloaded onto my computer, I probably would not have paid to see it at the cinema, but it's a good freebie, I've watched it several times and still find it fun to watch. I think it is worth watching.