The Invisible Man (2020)

Directed by

Leigh Whannell

Genre

drama film, horror film, science fiction film, thriller film

Country

Australia, United States

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 6,334 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman escapes an abusive relationship, but later suspects her ex-boyfriend is stalking her even though he appears to have died. She must convince others he has found a way to become invisible and is tormenting her.

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What happens

The Invisible Man is a 2020 science fiction horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. Loosely based on H. G. Wells's 1897 novel, it stars Elisabeth Moss as a woman who believes she is being stalked and gaslit by her abusive ex-boyfriend (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) after he acquires the ability to become invisible. Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, and Michael Dorman appear in supporting roles. Development on a contemporary film adaptation of the novel began in 2006, but was halted in 2011. An attempt at reviving the project in 2016 as part of Universal Pictures' cinematic Dark Universe was also cancelled following the critical and financial failure of The Mummy in 2017. After Universal moved away from a serialized universe to standalone films, the project reentered development in 2019 with Whannell attached. The Invisible Man premiered in Hollywood, California on February 24, 2020, and was theatrically released on February 28, 2020, in the United States. It received highly positive reviews from critics, with praise for Whannell's direction, Moss's performance, opening sequence, atmosphere, musical score and themes on domestic abuse. The film was also a commercial success, grossing $145 million worldwide against a $7 million budget. Due to its theatrical release being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was made available for digital rental three weeks after it premiered in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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