
Complete Unknown
2016 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 5.1 · 55% critics
A birthday dinner is unsettled by the arrival of a woman from the past who vanished years earlier after reinventing herself. Over the course of one long night, old feelings, uneasy questions, and shifting identities turn a simple reunion into an intimate drama about who people choose to be.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-08-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 (187 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy slow, talky identity dramas with mystery in the air, somewhere between The Quarry and The Infernal Machine; Not for you if you want fast thrills or clear answers.
Pros: intriguing premise; strong performances; moody atmosphere | Cons: very slow pace; thin explanations; less suspense than expected
Themes
- new identity
Cast & crew

Rachel Weisz
as Alice Manning

Michael Shannon
as Tom Brayton

Kathy Bates
as Nina

Danny Glover
as Roger

Michael Chernus
as Clyde Goodwin Jr.

Azita Ghanizada
as Ramina Brayton

Chris Lowell
as Brad Brayton

Dola Rashad
as Sharon

Tessa Albertson
as Tilda

Omar Metwally
as Farshad
Directed by Joshua Marston