Unhinged (2020)

Unhinged parents guide

Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: real scares and several jump scares.

Scare

Properly scary

Frightening, not just tense.

Jump scares

Several

More than a couple of sudden jolts.

Gore

Graphic gore

Blood and wounds shown clearly.

Violence

Brutal violence

Our top level for violence.

Sex and nudity

None flagged

It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is Unhinged scary?

Yes, properly. Unhinged is the real thing without being an endurance test.

How gory is Unhinged?

Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is Unhinged rated, and is it OK for kids?

Real scares, several jump scares and brutal violence. The R is earned, so not for kids.

What is Unhinged about?

Rachel is a divorced single mother whose bad day gets even worse. She's running late to drop her son off at school when she honks her horn impatiently at a fellow driver during rush-hour traffic. After an exchange of words, she soon realizes that the mysterious man is following her and her young son in his truck. A case of road rage quickly escalates, at horrifyingly psychotic proportions, into full-blown terror as Rachel discovers the psychopath's sinister plan for revenge. He is single-mindedly determined to teach her a deadly lesson.

Cast and crew

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Unhinged is on our Horror on Prime Video, Horror on Tubi, Horror on The Roku Channel, Thriller on The Roku Channel and Action on The Roku Channel lists.

More like this feeling

Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a horror movie that's actually scary”
• “scary but not gory”
• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”

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