What is Unsane about?
A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A woman's involuntary commitment to a mental institution becomes a chilling, gritty confrontation with her deepest fear.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Kanopy (free) and Hoopla (free).
Unsane parents guide
No surprises for 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
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Unsane scary?
- Yes, properly. Unsane is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Unsane?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Unsane rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated R, and it earns it: real scares, several jump scares and strong violence. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed bySteven Soderbergh
StarringClaire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Juno Temple, Aimee Mullins, Amy Irving
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Unsane is on our Horror on Kanopy and Horror on Hoopla lists.
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