Unsane (2018)

A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear - but is it real or a product of her delusion?

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers:

Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer

Stars:

Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joshua Leonard	...	David Strine
Claire Foy	...	Sawyer Valentini
Sarah Stiles	...	Jill
Marc Kudisch	...	Bank Manager
Amy Irving	...	Angela Valentini
Colin Woodell	...	Mark
Myra Lucretia Taylor	...	Counselor
Lynda Mauze	...	Dolores
Zach Cherry	...	Dennis
Polly McKie	...	Nurse Boles
Jay Pharoah	...	Nate Hoffman
Raúl Castillo	...	Jacob (as Raul Castillo)
Juno Temple	...	Violet
Michael Mihm	...	Steve (as Mike Mihm)
Robert Kelly	...	Steve's Partner

Storyline

Sawyer Valentini is a troubled woman who moves away from home to escape a stalker. Sawyer finds she is still triggered by interactions with men as a result of her experiences. She makes an appointment with a counselor at Highland Creek Behavioral Center. At her appointment, she unknowingly signs a release voluntarily committing herself to a 24-hour stay. She calls the police but they do nothing when they see the signed release. After physical altercations with a patient and a staff member, Dr. Hawthorne says she is being kept for seven more days. Another patient, Nate Hoffman, gives Sawyer an introduction to the place. Highland Creek is running a scheme to milk health insurance claims for profit. They trick people into voluntarily committing themselves as long as the patients' insurance companies continue to pay; when insurance claims run out, the patient is "cured". One day, Sawyer sees David Strine, her stalker, working as an orderly under the assumed name George Shaw. She has an ...

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Plot Keywords:

mental institution | psychiatric ward | stalking | stalker | lesbian kiss | 

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Taglines:

Is she or isn't she?

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing behavior, violence, language, and sex references

Did You Know?

Trivia

Juno Temple plays a character named Violet, which is her real life middle name.

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Goofs

There is another door slightly ajar when in the padded cell.

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Quotes

[first lines]
David Strine: [narrating] I love it when you wear blue. I mean, I love you in anything. But you wore blue that first time I saw you, so anytime I see you in blue, it reminds me of how I felt at that moment. How I never really knew what being alive was until I saw you. You unlocked something inside me that day, something I didn't even realize was there. And right then, I knew that nothing in my life was ever going to be the same. In that moment, I was transformed permanently. You did that.

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Connections

Featured in WhatCulture Originals: 10 Movies That Were Filmed In Total Secrecy (2020)

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Soundtracks

Burn
Written by Lola G.
Performed by DTCV
Courtesy of Vivarock Music (ASCAP)

User Reviews

A Love Story!!!!

+1 Star for David. He was just misunderstood. He just wanted to be loved.

-1 Star Because the main character didn't understand the LOVE that was being showered upon her.

+1 Star for the Ending. I liked it. Won't spoil it.

Okay maybe I am a sucker for Soderbergh movies but I liked this one. Maybe it was a STORY wrapped inside a political statement, maybe it was a political statement wrapped inside a story. Not sure which or maybe both or neither it was but the movie was worth a watch even if it wasn't great.

Oh and there's a surprise appearance in there from someone we all know and love but I won't spoil it by mentioning that person's name!!!! :)

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Unsane

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,762,145, 25 March 2018

Gross USA:

$7,732,899

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,293,601

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fingerprint Releasing, Extension 765, New Regency Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.56 : 1