Unhinged
Unhinged

Unhinged

2020Movie90 minEnglish

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.

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IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic40/100
Google Users70%
Director: Derrick BorteGenres: Thriller, Action, Crime

Plot Summary

A woman driving her son to school is harassed by a stranger, who then targets her and her family in a terrifying road rage incident. What begins as a simple act of aggression escalates into a deadly game of cat and mouse across the city. The film follows her desperate fight for survival as she tries to outwit and escape the relentless, psychopathic driver.

Critical Reception

Unhinged received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising Russell Crowe's performance as the menacing antagonist. However, the film was often criticized for its predictable plot and excessive violence, with some finding it derivative of other thriller tropes. Audiences generally had a more positive reception, with many enjoying the suspenseful tension and Crowe's intense portrayal.

What Reviewers Say

  • Russell Crowe delivers a commanding and menacing performance that anchors the film.
  • The film offers moments of intense suspense and thrilling chase sequences.
  • However, the plot is often predictable and relies on familiar thriller clichés.

Google audience: Audiences found the film to be a tense and exciting thriller, particularly appreciating Russell Crowe's standout performance. While some viewers noted plot predictability, many enjoyed the high-octane action and suspenseful narrative.

Fun Fact

Russell Crowe gained approximately 50 pounds for his role as Tom Cooper, a man pushed to his absolute limit.

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tmdb15435519

tmdb15435519

A good cast, including some relatively new actors, lead this edge-of-your-seat thriller about, you guessed it, a man unhinged. Unfortunately, after the first "unhinged" act, this is one of the most predictable films I've ever watched.
Manuel São Bento

Manuel São Bento

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Boasting a ferociously captivating Russell Crowe as an absolutely lunatic driver, Derrick Borte delivers a purposefully exaggerated premise...
Repo Jack

Repo Jack

Russell Crowe dials up his inner Rutger Hauer ("The Hitcher) and Michael Douglas ("Falling Down") to reap terror on a boy and his mom who don't give him a courtesy honk. Skip this "meh" road rage thriller and check out the aforementioned ti...
garethmb

garethmb

Russell Crowe stars in the new Thriller “Unhinged” and gives an intense performance which has become a staple of his career. Playing a man who has lost it after the loss of his job and marriage, The Man kills his ex and her partner before b...