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The Uninvited (2009) -- This is the first theatrical trailer for The Uninvited, directed by Charles and Thomas Guard.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   12,718 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Craig Rosenberg (screenplay) and
Doug Miro (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 January 2009 (USA) more
Tagline:
Fear moves in more
Plot:
Anna Rydell returns home to her sister (and best friend) Alex after a stint in a mental hospital, though her recovery is jeopardized thanks to her cruel stepmother, aloof father, and the presence of a ghost in their home. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination more
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(182 articles)
Best Movies Of 2009, By Kurt Loder
 (From MTV Movie News. 22 December 2009, 3:50 AM, PST)

Lionsgate Preps Thriller The Panopticon
 (From shocktillyoudrop. 17 December 2009)

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Welcomed surprise in form of psychological thriller-horror more (111 total)

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Also Known As:
A Tale of Two Sisters (USA) (working title)
Apparition (USA) (working title)
Der Fluch der zwei Schwestern (Germany)
Les intrus (Canada: French title)
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Rated PG-13 for violent and disturbing images, thematic material, sexual content, language and teen drinking.
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87 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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A variation of clever camera angles and forced perspective helped maintain the illusion Elizabeth Banks was several inches taller than Emily Browning who in reality is only two inches shorter. more
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Anna is at the Party, Rachel tells her to take out the trash. When she opens the trash can, You can clearly hear the lid open, so when she finally closed it, how come there wasn't any sound? more
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Matt: I love you... I have a condom.
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References The Other (1972) more
Soundtrack:
The Songs That We Sing more

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31 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
Welcomed surprise in form of psychological thriller-horror, 14 April 2009
8/10
Author: John Smith from New York

To say that this movie is nothing like newer horror flicks would be a lie, it contains a fairly big part that is same as in every newer American thriller-horror. I have already seen the same or almost the same story about a dozen times before, this type of story can be also used in crime-dramas, natural-thrillers, and supernatural thriller-horrors which this movie is. So after i realized what the story is all about, which took me couple of first minutes, i thought this movie is gonna be predictable, boring and full of clichés, and it apparently wasn't. The thing that bugs me the most about 'The Uninvited' is those "scary" scenes that look exactly the same as in every Japanese style horror flick(e.g. 'The Grudge', 'The Unborn', 'One Missed Call'), seriously when are they gonna make some original scary scenes with original scary stuff and not just the same ol' same ol' "sound goes eerie and louder, signal for a pale screaming person to come out of the dark, make a scary face and disappear", i think every horror fan had just about enough of that. Despite those cliché scary scenes, story takes a very smart and interesting twist at the end, and that is something that not all new horror movies have. Acting is very well done, fairly below usual cheesiness in these kind of movies which is very much appreciated. A "MUST SEE" thriller-horror for all the hardcore new style horror viewers, and also recommended for everyone else.

8/10

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