Unbreakable (2000)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

M. Night Shyamalan

Writer (WGA):

M. Night Shyamalan (written by)

Release Date:

22 November 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Shattering cinemas soon.

Plot:

A suspense thriller with supernatural overtones that revolves around a man who learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.

Plot Keywords:

Comic Book | Survivor | Train | Sole Survivor | Superhero

Awards:

2 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	David Dunn
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Elijah Price
Robin Wright Penn	...	Audrey Dunn
Spencer Treat Clark	...	Joseph Dunn
Charlayne Woodard	...	Elijah's Mother
Eamonn Walker	...	Dr. Mathison
Leslie Stefanson	...	Kelly
Johnny Hiram Jamison	...	Elijah Age 13
Michaelia Carroll	...	Babysitter
Bostin Christopher	...	Comic Book Clerk
Elizabeth Lawrence	...	School Nurse
David Duffield	...	David Dunn Age 20
Laura Regan	...	Audrey Inverso Age 20
Chance Kelly	...	Orange Suit Man
Michael Kelly	...	Doctor Dubin

Also Known As:

No Ordinary Man (USA) (working title)
Untitled M. Night Shyamalan Project (USA) (working title)
El protegido (Argentina) (Mexico) (Spain) [es]
Unbreakable - Unzerbrechlich (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Неуязвимый (Russia) [ru]
Ölümsüz (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
A sebezhetetlen (Hungary) [hu]
Bilti Shavir (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Corpo Fechado (Brazil) [pt]
Incassable (France) [fr]
L'indestructible (Canada: French title) [fr]
O Protegido (Portugal) [pt]
Purunematu (Estonia) [et]
Unbreakable (Denmark) [da]
Unbreakable (Norway) [no]
Unbreakable - Il predestinato (Italy) [it]
Unbreakable - Särkymätön (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements including some disturbing violent content, and for a crude sexual reference.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | SDDS | DTS-ES

Certification:

Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Brazil:12 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Japan:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-14 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:16 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37802)

Filming Locations:

Franklin Field - 235 S. 33rd Street, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [M. Night Shyamalan] [twist ending]

Goofs:

Continuity: Two computers under Elijah's desk move three feet to the right.

Quotes:

Elijah Price: It's hard for many people to believe that there are extraordinary things inside themselves, as well as others. I hope you can keep an open mind.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "High Chaparall: (#2.5)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

II. Allemande

Better than The Sixth Sense

An hour and a half into this movie I wondered how Shyamalan would wrap the film up in a nice little package, without room for a sequel. I shouldn't of bothered. The film was superb and the ending was a bigger twist than The Sixth Sense. Anybody who doesn't get Unbreakable should stick to Disney films. Bruce Willis proves once again that he can act. Most of the plaudits for Sixth Sense went to the kid and Twelve Monkeys to Pitt, although Jackson is superb as usual, Bruce Willis steals the movie with a subtleness most screen stars cannot portray. Unbreakable is a great way to start off what should be a fine year for movies.