What age rating is The Unforgivable?

In Spain, The Unforgivable is not recommended for children under 16 years old.

What is The Unforgivable based on?

The Unforgivable is based on Unforgiven.

The Unforgivable

Name: The Unforgivable
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2021-11-24
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Richard Thomas

2021

Become a fan of its genres:

7.4/10

Release Date

24/11/2021

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

40%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

72%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

41%

No one escapes their past.

Ruth Slater is released from prison after serving twenty years for a violent crime. She returns to a world that refuses to forget what she did and that shuts almost every door on her. With little money, she takes two jobs that let her survive while she gathers what she truly cares about: finding her younger sister, whom she hasn't seen in years. Her search runs into the distrust of those around her and a past that follows her everywhere. Directed by Nora Fingscheidt, the film centers its story on that search and stars Sandra Bullock.

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Facts about The Unforgivable

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 16 years old

Digital releaseDecember 10, 2021

Worldwide premiereNovember 24, 2021

Runtime1 h 53 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleThe Unforgivable

CountriesGermany, United Kingdom, United States

Production companiesGK Films, Fortis Films, Construction Film

Based onUnforgiven

Trailer views11.0 M

More ratings

3.2/5Letterboxd77/100Trakt6.8/10Metacritic (público)0.5/4Roger Ebert

The Unforgivable Cast

Sandra BullockRuth Slater

Viola DavisLiz Ingram

Vincent D'OnofrioJohn Ingram

Jon BernthalBlake

Richard ThomasMichael Malcolm

Linda EmondRachel Malcolm

Aisling FranciosiKatherine Malcolm

Emma NelsonEmily Malcolm

Will PullenSteve Whelan

Tom GuiryKeith Whelan

Jess McLeodHannah Whelan

Rob MorganVincent Cross

Andrew FrancisCorey

W. Earl BrownMac Whelan

Orlando LucasRyan Ingram

Jude WilsonDaniel Ingram

Paul Moniz de SaContractor

Craig MarchForeman

Alistair AbellPolice Sergeant

Donavon StinsonPolice Officer

Patti KimPatty

William BelleauBob Farrior

Viv LeacockCameron

Toby HargraveStan

Bobbi CharltonMiss Tiffany

Willy RossRetired Cop

Carolyn FieldRoommate #1

Joyanna TongeRoommate #2

Michelle Choi-LeeReceptionist

Angela MooreCorrections Officer #1

Simon ChinCorrections Officer #2

Cynthia LoewenChantal

Sarah KelleyWanda

Kelly-Ruth MercierCorrections Officer #3

Flossie McKnightTransitional House Woman

Julie TaoAsian College Student

Art KitchingYoung Cop

Aaron PearlRuth's Father

Janet WalmsleyMom Whelan

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Cast of The Unforgivable by the numbers

49average cast age in years

1years of age gap between the leads

44%women in the cast

33%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Emma Nelson, age 17 at release. The oldest: Richard Thomas, at 70.

Cast ages at release

Sandra Bullock57 years old
Viola Davis56 years old
Vincent D'Onofrio62 years old
Jon Bernthal45 years old
Richard Thomas70 years old
Linda Emond62 years old
Aisling Franciosi28 years old
Emma Nelson17 years old
Tom Guiry40 years old

Cast heights

1.92 mVincent D’Onofrio
1.83 mRob Morgan
1.83 mW. Earl Brown
1.73 mTom Guiry
1.71 mSandra Bullock
1.68 mLinda Emond
1.65 mViola Davis
1.63 mAisling Franciosi

Cast nationalities

United States 7Ireland 1Germany 1Canada 1

Crew

AddressNora Fingscheidt
WritingPeter Craig, Hillary Seitz, Courtenay Miles
MusicDavid Fleming, Hans Zimmer
PhotographyGuillermo Navarro
EditingStephan Bechinger, Joe Walker
Production designKim Jennings
Costume designAlex Bovaird
CastingFrancine Maisler
Visual effectsAndy Walker, Karen Heston
ProductionGraham King, Veronica Ferres, Sandra Bullock

Trivia about The Unforgivable

The movie was one of the first Netflix projects to shoot at Canadian Motion Picture Park Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia, after Netflix established its production hub in the Metro Vancouver area.

Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro shot the movie with Red Digital Cinema Helium cameras and Arri Ultra Prime lenses, the same ones he had used earlier on Dolittle.

Christopher McQuarrie was hired to write the screenplay, which he was adapting so that Angelina Jolie could play the lead role.

During its first week on Netflix, it was the platform's most-watched English-language movie, with 85.86 million viewing hours.

To prepare for the movie, Sandra Bullock, Nora Fingscheidt and other crew members visited prisons and spoke with women who were incarcerated and recently released to gather perspectives on life behind bars.

Filming began in Vancouver in February 2020, was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and wrapped in October of that same year.

The film is based on an adaptation of the 2009-part British miniseries "Unforgiven," created by Sally Wainwright; the screenplay was written by Peter Craig, Hillary Seitz and Courtenay Miles.

"The Unforgivable" won five awards and earned four nominations, according to the IMDb record tied to the identifier tt11233960.

Sources: Wikipedia (English) · Wikipedia (Spanish)