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Plot

Actor Bruce Willis and writer/director M. Night Shyamalan reunite after the surprise success of The Sixth Sense for this supernatural thriller. David Dunne (Willis) is taking a train from New York City back home to Philadelphia after a job interview that didn't go well when his car jumps the tracks and collides with an oncoming engine, with David the only survivor among the 131 passengers on board. Astoundingly, David is not only alive, he hardly seems to have been touched. As David wonders what has happened to him and why he was able to walk away, he encounters a mysterious stranger, Elijah Prince (Samuel L. Jackson), who explains to David that there are a certain number of people who are "unbreakable" -- they have remarkable endurance and courage, a predisposition toward dangerous behavior, and feel invincible but also have strange premonitions of terrible events. Is David "unbreakable"? And if he is, what are the physical and psychological ramifications of this knowledge? Unbreakable also stars Robin Wright-Penn as Audrey, David's wife; the supporting cast includes Spencer Treat Clark and Joey Perillo.
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for mature themes, some disturbing violent content and a sexual reference.
Genre(s):
Drama,Horror
Run Time:
107min.
Theatrical Release Date:
11/22/2000
DVD Release Date:
06/26/2001
Distributor(s):
Buena Vista
Director(s):
M. Night Shyamalan
Starring:
Bruce Willis , Samuel L. Jackson , Robin Wright Penn , Charlayne Woodard , Spencer Treat Clark
Themes:
Crumbling Marriages,Mind Games,Fathers and Sons,Heroic Mission,Miraculous Events,Psychic Abilities
Tone:
Atmospheric,Austere,Deliberate,Eerie,Understated,Melancholy,Somber
Keywords:
bones,clairvoyance,conflict,invincibility,marriage-problems,security-guard,supernatural-powers,survivor,train-disaster
Country of Origin:
USA (11-22-2000)
Language:
English