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Unbreakable

2000 film directed by M. Night Shyamalan

Film · TMDB

7.1

An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass.

Released: 2000-11-22106 minDir: M. Night ShyamalanThriller, Drama, Mystery

Cast

Bruce Willis as David Dunn
Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price
Robin Wright as Audrey Dunn
Spencer Treat Clark as Joseph Dunn
Charlayne Woodard as Elijah's Mother
Eamonn Walker as Dr. Mathison

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

7.3/10

465,464 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

71%

Metacritic

62/100

Rated: PG-13
Awards: 2 wins & 16 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Written by: M. Night Shyamalan
Produced by: Barry Mendel Sam Mercer M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Bruce Willis Samuel L. Jackson Robin Wright
Cinematography: Eduardo Serra
Edited by: Dylan Tichenor
Music by: James Newton Howard
Production companies: Touchstone Pictures Blinding Edge Pictures Barry Mendel Productions Limited Edition Productions Inc.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates: November 3, 2000 ( 2000-11-03 ) ( New York City ) November 22, 2000 ( 2000-11-22 ) (United States)
Running time: 106 minutes
Country: United States

Key dates

Published: 28 December 2000

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: horror film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Series: Unbreakable
Followed by: Split
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast member: Damian Young
Composer: James Newton Howard

Article

Unbreakable is a 2000 American superhero thriller film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Robin Wright. In Unbreakable, David Dunn (Willis) survives a train crash with no injuries, leading to the realization that he harbors superhuman abilities. As he begins to grapple with this discovery, he comes to the attention of disabled comic book store owner Elijah Price (Jackson), who manipulates David to understand him.

Shyamalan organized the narrative of Unbreakable to parallel a comic book's traditional three-part story structure. After settling on the origin story, Shyamalan wrote the screenplay as a speculative screenplay with Willis already set to star in the film and Jackson in mind to portray Elijah Price. Filming began in April 2000 and was completed in July.