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Complete Unknown

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As a man contemplates moving to a new state with his wife for her graduate program, an old flame - a woman who often changes identities - reenters his life at a birthday dinner party.

Year

2016

Duration

1h 31m

IMDb

5.4

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Cast

Michael Shannon

Tom

Rachel Weisz

Alice Manning

HT

Hansel Tan

Magician

Cast

Michael Shannon

Tom

Rachel Weisz

Alice Manning

HT

Hansel Tan

Magician

F

FaTye

Mike

Zach Appelman

Malcolm

Erin Darke

Holly

Michael Chernus

Clyde

Azita Ghanizada

Ramina

Omar Metwally

Farshad

Frank De Julio

Mark

Dola Rashad

Sharon

Christopher Lowell

Brad

Tessa Albertson

Tilda

Kelly AuCoin

Dave

Kathy Bates

Nina

Danny Glover

Roger

Blake DeLong

James

Charlie Hudson III

Frank

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Comments

4 Comments

BAD-Saimon10Mar 21, 2026

Richmond NyarkoJun 14, 2025

Maybe I was in the mood for it, but I found this little movie intriguing. It's certainly different. I didn't read anything too profound into it; I just think it was an interesting story beautifully played. It seems to have bored some people stiff and the critical response according to Wikipedia was mixed to negative - I guess they weren't in the mood for it. Alice (Rachel Weisz), a woman who disappeared years before, returns and meets her old boyfriend Tom (Michael Shannon). We learn that she has changed identities and occupations many times, acquiring new skills and friends, only to suddenly leave them all behind to adopt a totally new identity. This sort of thing usually has sinister undertones often involving serial killers and people held captive in cellars, but here there is nothing evil at all, only feelings of sadness for a lost relationship and Tom's sense of purposelessness in his life. There are a few more layers to it, and Alice's self indulgent philosophy is questioned. There is one telling sequence when Alice and Tom help an older couple played by Danny Glover and Kathy Bates. Tom is invited into Alice's world of identity changing almost like in theatre sports where the players are given a character and then have to improvise like crazy; it unlocks something repressed in Tom. As Alice's story unfolds I thought of that line in Kurt Vonnegut's "Mother Night" - "You must be careful what you pretend to be, because in the end you are what you pretend to be". The film has a seductive mood aided by an atmospheric score and doesn't outstay its welcome. I won't spoil the ending, but it felt right. I'm glad I didn't read the critics first - "Complete Unknown" was a complete surprise.

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crazymeNov 22, 2022

Complete Unknown