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The Uninvited

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
87K
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The Uninvited (2009)
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Anna returns home after a stint in a mental hospital, but her recovery is jeopardized by her father's new girlfriend and ghastly visions of her dead mother.Anna returns home after a stint in a mental hospital, but her recovery is jeopardized by her father's new girlfriend and ghastly visions of her dead mother.Anna returns home after a stint in a mental hospital, but her recovery is jeopardized by her father's new girlfriend and ghastly visions of her dead mother.

  • Directors
    • Charles Guard
    • Thomas Guard
  • Writers
    • Craig Rosenberg
    • Doug Miro
    • Carlo Bernard
  • Stars
    • Emily Browning
    • Arielle Kebbel
    • Elizabeth Banks
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    87K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,653
    152
    • Directors
      • Charles Guard
      • Thomas Guard
    • Writers
      • Craig Rosenberg
      • Doug Miro
      • Carlo Bernard
    • Stars
      • Emily Browning
      • Arielle Kebbel
      • Elizabeth Banks
    • 251User reviews
    • 106Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Emily Browning
    Emily Browning
    • Anna
    Arielle Kebbel
    Arielle Kebbel
    • Alex
    Elizabeth Banks
    Elizabeth Banks
    • Rachel
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Steven
    Maya Massar
    • Mom
    Kevin McNulty
    Kevin McNulty
    • Sheriff Emery
    Jesse Moss
    Jesse Moss
    • Matt
    Dean Paul Gibson
    Dean Paul Gibson
    • Dr. Silberling
    Don S. Davis
    Don S. Davis
    • Mr. Henson
    Lex Burnham
    • Iris
    Matthew Bristol
    • David
    Daniel Bristol
    Daniel Bristol
    • Samuel
    • (as Danny Bristol)
    Heather Doerksen
    Heather Doerksen
    • Mildred
    Alf Humphreys
    Alf Humphreys
    • Priest
    • (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
    Ryan Cowie
    Ryan Cowie
    • Orderly
    Troy Rudolph
    Troy Rudolph
    • Orderly
    John Prowse
    John Prowse
    • Butcher
    C.A. Fraser Bain
    • Orderly
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Charles Guard
      • Thomas Guard
    • Writers
      • Craig Rosenberg
      • Doug Miro
      • Carlo Bernard
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The film was originally intended to have the same name as the original film, A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), before it was changed to The Uninvited.
    • Goofs
      The graves on the headstones of the Wright children have the death date as 1986, but later when the girls are looking at the computer, Alex says the story is from 1996.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Silberling: We survive by remembering. But sometimes we survive by forgetting.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Informers/The Soloist/Tyson (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      My Party
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    User reviews251

    Featured review
    7/10

    make or break twist

    Anna (Emily Browning) returns home from a psychiatric institution after her suicide attempt. She's been struggling after her mother's death in a fire. Her mother was ill and the caretaker Rachel Summers (Elizabeth Banks) is now her father Steven (David Strathairn)'s girlfriend. Her sister Alex (Arielle Kebbel) is convinced that Rachel killed their mother. She keeps having visions of 3 little kids. Her boyfriend Matt is killed presumably in an accident after she sees him in a vision. Her father is getting remarried to Rachel. The girls discover that Rachel is using a false identity. Anna suspects her to be Mildred Kemp who killed the 3 kids in her vision and disappeared.

    Emily Browning is great as a distressed teen and I like everybody in this. There is a moody ghostly sense through out the movie. This boils down to the ending. I completely understand if some people throw up their hands at the final twists. I personally scratched my head at first. In the end, I accepted it and like the movie. I could have easily gone the other way.
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    • Oct 18, 2015
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    • Release date
      • January 30, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La maldición de las hermanas
    • Filming locations
      • Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Cold Spring Pictures
      • Parkes/MacDonald Image Nation
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,596,818
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,325,824
      • Feb 1, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $41,633,384
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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