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Unthinkable

Unthinkable

Drama · Thriller · 2010

The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. It's up to a seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent to find out exactly where the nukes are.

Movie details

Unthinkable

“Right and Wrong no longer exist”

2010 Drama · Thriller 1h 37m

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TMDB

6.8 / 10

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The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. It's up to a seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent to find out exactly where the nukes are.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Gregor Jordan

Written by

Peter Woodward

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Henry Harold 'H' Humphries

Carrie-Anne Moss

Carrie-Anne Moss

Agent Helen Brody

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Steven Arthur Younger

Stephen Root

Stephen Root

Charles Thompson

Lora Kojovic

Lora Kojovic

Rina Humphries

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Jack Saunders

Gil Bellows

Gil Bellows

Agent Vincent

Court is in session

Put Unthinkable on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.