Unknown
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A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.
What critics thought
Unknown lands in frustrating middle ground: a genuinely intriguing amnesia-thriller premise that most critics felt the film never fully capitalizes on, relying too heavily on familiar genre moves and logic that buckles under scrutiny. Liam Neeson's committed performance is the one point of near-universal agreement, though whether that's enough to carry the film is exactly where critics split.
“At times, Unknown stretches plausibility to the near breaking point, but it's so well paced and the performances are so strong and most of the questions are ultimately answered. This is a very solid thriller.”
Richard Roeper·Reelz Channel
“an emotionally and psychologically threadbare exercise”
Justin Chang·Variety
Genres
Action, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Jaume Collet-SerraDirector
Liam NeesonDr. Martin Harris
Diane KrugerGina
January JonesElizabeth Harris
Aidan QuinnMartin B.
Bruno GanzErnst Jürgen
Frank LangellaRodney Cole
Sebastian KochProfessor Leo Bressler
Olivier SchneiderSmith
Stipe ErcegJones
Rainer BockHerr Strauss
Mido HamadaPrince Shada
Clint DyerBiko
John OttmanComposer
Didier van CauwelaertWriter
Flavio Martínez LabianoCinematographyUnknown
A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.
What critics thought
Unknown lands in frustrating middle ground: a genuinely intriguing amnesia-thriller premise that most critics felt the film never fully capitalizes on, relying too heavily on familiar genre moves and logic that buckles under scrutiny. Liam Neeson's committed performance is the one point of near-universal agreement, though whether that's enough to carry the film is exactly where critics split.
“At times, Unknown stretches plausibility to the near breaking point, but it's so well paced and the performances are so strong and most of the questions are ultimately answered. This is a very solid thriller.”
Richard Roeper·Reelz Channel
“an emotionally and psychologically threadbare exercise”
Justin Chang·Variety
Genres
Action, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Jaume Collet-SerraDirectorLiam NeesonDr. Martin HarrisDiane KrugerGinaJanuary JonesElizabeth HarrisAidan QuinnMartin B.Bruno GanzErnst JürgenFrank LangellaRodney ColeSebastian KochProfessor Leo BresslerOlivier SchneiderSmithStipe ErcegJonesRainer BockHerr StraussMido HamadaPrince ShadaClint DyerBikoJohn OttmanComposerDidier van CauwelaertWriterFlavio Martínez LabianoCinematographyRent & Buy