Unbreakable
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An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass.
What critics thought
Unbreakable landed to a mixed-to-positive reception that has only grown warmer over time, with audiences at the time notably cooler than critics. The central fault line in reviews was the ending, which some found disappointingly abrupt, while others admired the film's slow-burn mythology and Willis's restrained work against type. Detractors argued the whole enterprise lived too visibly in the shadow of The Sixth Sense, while admirers saw Shyamalan genuinely building something original out of comic-book archetypes.
“just as he did in The Sixth Sense, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan leads you into a fascinating labyrinth, an alternative universe that lurks right under our noses. In this case, it's the mythological world and, in these modern times, the secret design to that labyrinth, the key to the path, is contained in comic books.”
Desson Thomson·The Washington Post
“balancing sophistication and horror in all of his movies”
Richard Corliss·Time
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
M. Night ShyamalanDirector
Bruce WillisDavid Dunn
Samuel L. JacksonElijah Price
Robin WrightAudrey Dunn
Spencer Treat ClarkJoseph Dunn
Charlayne WoodardElijah's Mother
Eamonn WalkerDr. Mathison
Leslie StefansonKelly
Michaelia CarrollBabysitter
Bostin ChristopherComic Book Clerk
Elizabeth LawrenceSchool Nurse
Davis DuffieldDavid Dunn Age 20
James Newton HowardComposer
Eduardo SerraCinematographyUnbreakable
An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass.
What critics thought
Unbreakable landed to a mixed-to-positive reception that has only grown warmer over time, with audiences at the time notably cooler than critics. The central fault line in reviews was the ending, which some found disappointingly abrupt, while others admired the film's slow-burn mythology and Willis's restrained work against type. Detractors argued the whole enterprise lived too visibly in the shadow of The Sixth Sense, while admirers saw Shyamalan genuinely building something original out of comic-book archetypes.
“just as he did in The Sixth Sense, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan leads you into a fascinating labyrinth, an alternative universe that lurks right under our noses. In this case, it's the mythological world and, in these modern times, the secret design to that labyrinth, the key to the path, is contained in comic books.”
Desson Thomson·The Washington Post
“balancing sophistication and horror in all of his movies”
Richard Corliss·Time
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
M. Night ShyamalanDirectorBruce WillisDavid DunnSamuel L. JacksonElijah PriceRobin WrightAudrey DunnSpencer Treat ClarkJoseph DunnCharlayne WoodardElijah's MotherEamonn WalkerDr. MathisonLeslie StefansonKellyMichaelia CarrollBabysitterBostin ChristopherComic Book ClerkElizabeth LawrenceSchool NurseDavis DuffieldDavid Dunn Age 20James Newton HowardComposerEduardo SerraCinematographyRent & Buy