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Unknown

Unknown

Mystery · Thriller · 2006

Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.

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Unknown

2006 Mystery · Thriller 1h 25m

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6.2 / 10

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Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Unknown?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Simón Brand

Written by

Matthew Waynee

Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

Jean Jacket

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Broken Nose

Bridget Moynahan

Bridget Moynahan

Eliza Coles

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Bound Man

Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper

Rancher Shirt

Jeremy Sisto

Jeremy Sisto

Handcuffed Man

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Snakeskin Boots

Court is in session

Put Unknown on trial.

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

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.