Unknown

  • U/A (INDIA)
  • 2011


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62 %
55 % Rotten
$ 136 Million
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Positive Reviews 63
Negative reviews 26
Average Rating 3.0/5
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2.5
Like most films about amnesia, Unknown plays the condition for narrative convenience, allowing enough memories to move the story forward while holding .. Av Club
2.0
Its all as rickety tickety as an early puzzle video game, with the rote spaces between revelations filled in with a lot of repetitive dialogue and hea .. Av Club
2.5
When the narrative backing your film is completely far fetched, its hard to engage the audience.Unknown plays out like an Alfred Hitchcock film gone b .. We Got This Covered
2.0
An optimist might light on the intrigue packed into the titles terse tergiversation, and surely Unknown is never better than in its early stages when .. Austin Chronicle
1.5
Lawrences Momma is just pure schtick, all flustered mugging and precious little comic substance. Austin Chronicle
3.0
The Berlin set outing could perform solidly in a number of markets even if it fails to match the surprisingly big takes achieved two years ago by Nees .. Screen Daily
1.5
Neeson doesnt get as many enjoyably brutal action scenes as he did in the more visceral Taken but hes quite effective portraying Harris forlorn confus .. Screen Daily
4.5
Its a great twist, but the moral components dont come together in a satisfying way. Collider
2.5
Unknown isnt a really bad movie, just an absurd one.It has its qualities from moment to moment. Rogerebert
2.0
Dir: Jaume Collet Serra; starring: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones. Telegraph
2.5
As the story winds through a series of increasingly absurd plot twists and a conspiracy that feels disappointingly familiar, Unknown never stops being .. Cinema Blend
3.0
Directed by Jaume Collet Serra from the German genre novel Out of My Head, Unknown is being sold like Taken, Neesons 2008 hit, but its filled with mor .. Ny Daily News
3.5
Is the film, based on the Didier van Cauwelaert novel Out of My Head, worth getting to know or will you wish you could forget it ever happened Screen Rant
2.5
The art of the classic Hitchcockian thriller is about style, pace and misdirection and though Unknown is occasionally baffling and involves running an .. The Globe And Mail
3.8
Its the very rare thriller (Michael Clayton is the one that comes to mind) where the resolution proves as satisfying, and smart, as the premise. Philly
2.5
Unknown rips off a bunch of movies, but not the movie it wants you to think its ripping off, which is Taken..Unknown stars Liam Neeson, whos shown in .. Philly
3.0
Director Jaume Collet Serra tries to pump up the action in this identity loss thriller with too many car chases. Spirituality And Practice
2.5
A paranoid thriller has to be more paranoid than this, with far more urgency to it, to work. Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
Screenwriters Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell take a provocative premisean American scientist in Berlin loses his passport and his identity, after .. Chicago Reader
2.5
The man tries to keep upor maybe just catch the train.There are promising pieces to the mystery. Mark Reviews Movies
1.9
Despite a strong international cast, its Bourne free and neither bends nor engages our minds.The plot is contrived, with characters rarely responding .. Usa Today
3.5
This is a well acted, well written movie with some good action scenes. Lariat
3.0
You worked the puzzle, not because the end result was so useful or beautiful, but just for the pleasure and satisfaction of seeing how the pieces fit .. News Review
2.5
But ignore the pileup of implausibilities and Unknown becomes a diabolically entertaining con game.Does it jerk you around Rolling Stone
3.0
In other words, its genuinely creepy and thrillingly simplistic at the same time. Shadows On The Wall
2.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many .. Pop Matters
3.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many .. Pop Matters
4.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsDirected by Jaume Collet Serra, Unknown stars Liam Neeson as Doctor Martin Harris, whos come to Ber .. View London
2.8
The cat and mouse game that the filmmakers are playing with us is only partially successful because this thriller is only intermittently thrilling. In .. Cs Monitor
4.0
The secret at the heart of his dilemma is ingeniousso ingenious that it fails to resonate emotionally. Film Journal
2.0
Suspension of disbelief often is a necessary part of enjoying a good thriller. Az Central
2.0
Merging modern global concerns with the timeless tropes of the generic spy thriller, Unknown, with its anti corporate thrust and philanthropic conclus .. Npr
2.5
Which is another way of saying that Unknown lacks the narrative clarity and dramatic coherence of either Hitchcock or Frankenheimer. Emanuellevy
4.0
Liam Neeson plays Dr Martin Harris, an American scientist in Berlin to address an important international microbiology conference, who is in a car cra .. Guardian
2.0
A nifty final twist, but it is so joyless and heavy handed I found it impossible to like. Guardian
3.8
It is thus an emotionally satisfying, if not particularly meaningful, kind of twist, one that makes us laugh at our own complicity while drawing pleas .. Q Network
3.0
The script is devoid of wit and obstinately mechanical and soulless. Daily Mail
2.8
Under the Euro moody direction of Catalonian ad and music video guy Jaume Collet Serra (Orphan) and shaped by the big thumbs of producers Joel Silver .. Ew
2.5
Liam Neeson returns to the action genre in what is a ludicrous and far fetched thriller about waking up to nothing. Cinema Crazed
3.0
Both are actors capable of elevating whatever material theyre in, and for a few moments this fair to middling spy drama feels as emotionally rich and .. Slate
3.5
Secretive and suspensful, this action/thriller scores as a late winter diversion. Susang Ranger
2.0
This movie is mostly a dud.In Taken, Neeson became an unlikely grown up action hero, and the movie was a hit. Common Sense Media
3.5
The film is a twisty, turny ride of intrigue that ends up in a place other than what you expected. Movies
3.5
The Best Part: Liam Neeson is an indestructible Frankensteiny feral animal with a head injury. Movies
3.8
Neeson has a way of getting upset a frantic purposefulness that fills viewers with both empathy and anticipation: Hes so miserable that we care. Sf Gate
1.5
Damon and Blunts scenes together, once they stop running, reach a pitch of romantic tension that has almost disappeared from movies.But, after a while .. New Yorker
1.9
For grownup kids like Noyce and Collet Serra, films like Salt and Unknown fulfill a fantasy of mixing current geopolitical drama with old school spy g .. Slant Magazine
3.0
The picture lacks the thrills and dramatic charge of kidnap thriller Taken, with Neeson here befuddled rather than angry, but his gravitas and convict .. Express
3.8
Tribute episodes seem to take precedence over plot sense, with the much hyped Britney Spears themed episode (while a terrific showcase for Morriss tal .. Mr Brown Movies
3.8
More subtly than Harrison Ford, Neeson excels at the slow fuse snaking its way to explosive revenge. Chicago Tribune
2.8
It would be a spoiler to say which franchise Unknown is copping from (um, it starred Matt Damon, also paired with a German actress), but this attempt .. Reeling Reviews
2.0
An unmemorable Euro thriller that frustrates more than it thrills, squandering an attractive cast and inventive premise. Total Film
2.5
Yes, Unknown is preposterous.That in and of itself is not a reason to avoid the movie. ReelViews
2.0
The films setup is intriguing and its plot features a few clever twists but for the most part its a predictable affair and one which gradually loses i .. Hollywood
3.2
But what makes it entertaining from start to finish is Liam Neesons performance. Coles Mithey
3.5
Its all so tranquil it might be a commercial for Singapore Airlines, but we know better. Los Angeles Times
3.1
Identity theft kicks it up a notch in Unknown, a not bad thriller starring Liam Neeson. Groucho Reviews
3.5
... implausible and ridiculous to the point of being genuinely entertaining. Hit Fix
3.8
Unknown is entertaining, which is what matters most in the thriller genre. Aisle Seat
3.0
Leading the way back in is Unknown, a highly disposable, yet sneakily enjoyable pulp thriller starring Liam Neeson. Herald Sun
3.1
Collet Serras inability to inject even an ounce of excitement into the movies action sequences proves disastrous, with the less than engrossing nature .. Reel Film
3.8
And even if you do, youll have had some thrills along the way.A great deal of that credit should go to Jaume Collet Serra, the stylish Spanish America .. Nj
4.0
For me, it stands on the back of its predecessors as a good movie should. 7M Pictures
3.1
More than anything, Unknown serves to whet the appetite for the inevitable Taken 2, when Neeson really gets to kick some butt. The Star
3.0
This predictability is entirely acceptable for an intelligent and carefully made thriller but Unknown has a few too many cinematic sleights of hand to .. Urban Cine File
3.5
After his triumphant action man turn in Taken Liam Neeson returns for another round of quality biffo with this tight, super enjoyable action mystery t .. The Age
2.0
Those hoping for the bone crunching, trashy thrills of Neesons Taken will leave Unknown disappointed. Digital Spy
3.8
Germans have bad memories, says a cynical former secret police agent in the solidly crafted and often darkly funny suspense thriller Unknown. New York Post
4.0
Unknown is too muscular a film: a contemporary action movie that tends to sideline character. Abc
2.5
It is too underwhelming to be surprising.The climax that follows is at least diverting, but also convoluted in the extreme as Martin continues to mira .. Dustin Put Man
4.2
(He probably should have confused us more.).While nothing about Unknown is exceptional, most of it isnt bad it just pretends to a moral and intellectu .. Ar Kansas Online
2.5
The film doesnt make you feel or care. It doesnt grab you. In other words, it has all the elements of a good thriller except for, well, thrills. Christianity Today
2.5
Taken was actually quite a relentlessly entertaining film, featuring a performance of grim determination by Neeson, who drove Luc Bessons vehicle with .. Hollywood And Fine
1.8
Unfortunately, the weight of the script quickly caves in the whole enterprise, spending too much time huffing stillborn suspense encounters instead of .. Brian Or Ndorf
2.0
Playing socially unassuming guys with everyman names and jaw shattering abilities has become a cottage industry for 58 year old Neeson assuming Harris .. The Filmy Ap
1.3
Lets just say there are much simpler ways to get the same job done. Big Picture Big Sound
2.5
If youve seen the commercials, you know the basic concept already but, if youve seen a movie before, youll probably figure out the twist mere moments .. Hollywood Chicago
3.0
As much as Unknown tries to be an intelligent thriller for grown ups, the premise is pretty silly and normally, when thats the case, you know its goin .. ComingSoon
3.0
After Taken sneakily emerged as a surprise box office hit, Liam Neeson demonstrates again why hes the go to guy when a movie requires a solid lead wit .. Sky
2.0
He makes jokes about getting old and the old days of the Cold War when the stakes had clarity and the game was smarter. Sbs
3.3
It is a near perfect popcorn thriller that convinces of its story despite some fairly ludicrous plot shifts and an ultimately very self serving resolu .. What Culture
3.0
If the filmmakers had been minded to make this a full blooded cold war thriller, with an aesthetic to match, rather than tipping their hat to one, you .. The Ooh Tray
2.0
Plot holes are a minor distraction in this sort of film (the preposterous ending here is more of a problem), but what really keeps the movie from bein .. reason
2.5
Neeson perhaps suffering from an existential acting crisis following the box office success of Taken has pared back his once considerable charm to an .. Streaming Quickflix
1.0
This botched thriller is an old strain of corn that does best in a climate of stupefaction. Wsj
2.0
What started out so promisingly loses its way as it becomes yet another mind boggling entertainment. Tony Mack
3.5
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2.0
The films plot might have grandiose dreams of pulling the wool over your eyes, but its unfortunately not as clever as it thinks it is and as a result .. Fan The Fire Magazine
3.0
With no aspirations above its genre, Unknown embraces the implausibility of its tale and delivers fun but rather forgettable viewing. Trespass Mag
2.5
Neeson is hamstrung with a thin script full of huge plot holes that stretch credibility. His character is a mix of an older Jason Bourne and the male .. Entertainment Spectrum
3.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
2.5
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3.0
Its your basic run of the mill thriller with a good mystery brewing. The Scorecard Review
2.5
That may be damning it with faint praise, but some movies are designed simply to be popcorn munching time passers and this is one of them. Movies Ign
3.1
Unknown is the sort of suspense film that raises more questions than it ever is able to answer. Miami
3.5
You can take the Cold War out of the old spy, but you cant entirely take the spy out of the Cold Warrior. World Wng
3.8
How you end up leaving the movie depends on how open minded you are to schemes that require every piece falling exactly into place to succeed. Illinois Times
5.0
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3.1
For a time, director Jaume Collet Serra sustains the mystery at the pictures core with a hint of vivid conspiratorial edge, but the movie builds up to .. Critics Notebook
2.5
It suggests in the end that ones past can be forgotten and therefore forgiven, which carries an odd resonance considering the film brings up Nazis and .. Kpbs
4.0
The film is smartly edited and the thrills one would expect are nicely delivered. Crazed Fan Boy
2.0
The wrong lead will suck the energy out of a movie, leaving what could have been a delight leaden and dull.Liam Neeson is the wrong lead for Unknown. Bad Ass Digest
3.1
The 19 year old shot by a Louisiana state trooper during a traffic stop in Baton Rouge three weeks ago was shot in the back and shrapnel near his spin .. 2 The Advocate
3.5
Whod have thought that Unknown would have more in common with Douglas Quaid than Jason Bourne Brandon Fibbs
4.0
and heres what it looks like 00:31 SCOOP OR PUKE Scottish scoop shop Ice Falkirk serves Real Hellmans Mayonnaise ice cream 01:33 KEL OF A GIRL Model K .. News Of The World
2.6
Its certainly no Taken but it does manages some fairly diverting set pieces and stops just short of wearing its central premise thin. Ultra Culture
3.1
Its the escapist equivalent of a paperback thriller that you devour on vacation and then promptly forget. Jackson Ville
3.1
Its a classic you stole my identity setup, and director Jaume Collet Serra delivers it tightly enough to keep you engaged, despite many obvious signpo .. Sign On Sandiego
2.8
1.There is something inherently reasonable and honorable about Liam Neeson, and I cant quite put my finger on exactly what it is. Yahoo Movies
3.5
In a thriller such as this, action sequences go a long way and this one has several of them that will bring audiences to the edge of their seats. Breit Bart
2.5
Sorely lacking is the dark humor Hitchcock invested in similar no one believes me scenarios. Cinema Dope
2.5
The movie takes the genre in some unique directions and has some genuinely thrilling moments, but Unknown is hurt by both a lack of originality and of .. Upper More Land
2.0
I hesitate to be this brutal, but there is really no way around it. January Jones was just terrible. She barely moves her face, she seemingly has no e .. She Knows
3.0
On the other hand its not quite a good one either as the filmmakers can never quite decide what time of film they want to make. Wild Sound



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