Log-in to add movie to favourites

Movie added to favourites

Movie removed from favourites

The Unforgivable

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

Director

Nora Fingscheidt

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

N/A

Awards

5 wins & 4 nominations

You Might Also Like

Bruised, Don't Look Up, Encounter, The Power of the Dog, Motherly, A California Christmas: City Lights, Home Sweet Home Alone, The Harder They Fall, Friendzone, Spencer, Blue Bayou, Spider Man: No Way Home, The Matrix Resurrections, King Richard, Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, A Boy Called Christmas, The Last Duel

Ruth Slater

Liz Ingram

John Ingram

Vincent D'Onofrio

Blake

Michael Malcolm

Rachel Malcolm

Katherine Malcolm

Aisling Franciosi

Emily Malcolm

Steve Whelan

Keith Whelan

Hannah Whelan

Vincent Cross

Corey

Mac Whelan

Katie (5 Yrs)

Ryan Ingram

Daniel Ingram

Contractor

Paul Moniz de Sa

Foreman

Police Sergeant

Police Officer

Donavon Stinson

Patty

Waitress

Jessica Charbonneau

Bob Farrior

William Belleau

Cameron

Stan

Miss Tiffany

Retired Cop

Roommate #1

Roommate #2

Receptionist

Michelle Choi-Lee

Corrections Officer #1

Corrections Officer #2

Chantal

Wanda

Loud Man

Corrections Officer #3

Kelly-Ruth Mercier

Transitional House Woman

Flossie McKnight

Asian College Student

Young Cop

Ruth's Father

Mom Whelan

Angry Housemate

Prisoner

Sheila Marie France

Limping Street Wanderer

Park Visitor

Chelsea Meikle

View All Cast

No reviews yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this movie

Explore 252 Clips

Vincent Cross John Ingram Liz Ingram Ruth Slater

You gotta waz, take a waz.
Just let somebody know what's happenin'. - The Unforgivable

You gotta waz, take a waz. Just let somebody know what'...

Everything here is sharp.
Everything can hurt you. Be careful. - The Unforgivable

Everything here is sharp. Everything can hurt you. Be carefu...

You always wanted
to be in the fish game or… - The Unforgivable

You always wanted to be in the fish game or…

[volume decreases] - The Unforgivable

[volume decreases]

So I don't know.
We've got our own thing going. - The Unforgivable

So I don't know. We've got our own thing going.

You like it or… - The Unforgivable

You like it or…

-Have a good night. Well, day.
-[car door closes] - The Unforgivable

-Have a good night. Well, day. -[car door closes]

[piano music playing] - The Unforgivable

[piano music playing]

[Ruth over speaker] Hi, John.
It's Ruth, calling again. - The Unforgivable

[Ruth over speaker] Hi, John. It's Ruth, calling again.

Um… - The Unforgivable

I called your name.
I… I didn't hear anything. So I just-- - The Unforgivable

I called your name. I… I didn't hear anything. So I jus...

I couldn't sleep,
and I thought about you here working, - The Unforgivable

I couldn't sleep, and I thought about you here working,

[panting] - The Unforgivable

I mean, your coat sucks, so I just… - The Unforgivable

I mean, your coat sucks, so I just…

Hey, that… looks pretty good. That's… - The Unforgivable

Hey, that… looks pretty good. That's…

That's like really… - The Unforgivable

That's like really…

And I'm sure by now you've
worked out all the parts I left out. Uh… - The Unforgivable

And I'm sure by now you've worked out all the part...

You know, for 20 years,
I wrote thousands of letters. - The Unforgivable

You know, for 20 years, I wrote thousands of letters.

I did everything I could to reach her
the way that the system wanted me to, - The Unforgivable

I did everything I could to reach her the way that the syste...

I don't wanna disrupt her life, - The Unforgivable

I don't wanna disrupt her life,

If I had told you the full truth,
you wouldn't have offered to help me, - The Unforgivable

If I had told you the full truth, you wouldn't have off...

If I could just…
maybe just talk to the parents. - The Unforgivable

If I could just… maybe just talk to the parents.

[Ruth sighs] - The Unforgivable

Westovers. Nice folks.
Put in the mantelpiece. - The Unforgivable

Westovers. Nice folks. Put in the mantelpiece.

-Officer, you gonna arrest me?
-[scoffing] Yeah, for being a prick. - The Unforgivable

-Officer, you gonna arrest me? -[scoffing] Yeah, for being a...

One's near a fucking armpit,
South King Street, Sixth Ave South, - The Unforgivable

One's near a fucking armpit, South King Street, Sixth A...

What you should be doing.
Everybody's trying to have a good time-- - The Unforgivable

What you should be doing. Everybody's trying to have a ...

There's no "we." - The Unforgivable

There's no "we."

You don't remember what it was like
when we lost the house. That's her fault. - The Unforgivable

You don't remember what it was like when we lost the ho...

But sure, carry on with your nice life,
like it just didn't happen. - The Unforgivable

But sure, carry on with your nice life, like it just didn�...

[John] And you got air.
You had perfect control of that thing. - The Unforgivable

[John] And you got air. You had perfect control of that thin...

[Ryan] Bro, I totally dusted you on
the quad. You just can't say it. [laughs] - The Unforgivable

[Ryan] Bro, I totally dusted you on the quad. You just can&#...

-[John laughing]
-[door closes] - The Unforgivable

-[John laughing] -[door closes]

-[footsteps approaching]
-Mom, I did the quad at, like, full speed. - The Unforgivable

-[footsteps approaching] -Mom, I did the quad at, like, full...

-She was in my house with our children.
-Yeah. - The Unforgivable

-She was in my house with our children. -Yeah.

And you're right, I should've told you
when I found out, and I'm sorry. - The Unforgivable

And you're right, I should've told you when I foun...

When a murderer talks her way
into my kitchen to relive the moment, - The Unforgivable

When a murderer talks her way into my kitchen to relive the ...

What do you mean,
"you wasn't gonna take the case?" - The Unforgivable

What do you mean, "you wasn't gonna take the case?...

Liz, she wasn't reliving something.
That was trauma. - The Unforgivable

Liz, she wasn't reliving something. That was trauma.

[John] The woman has been in the system.
You know, that can be more harm than-- - The Unforgivable

[John] The woman has been in the system. You know, that can ...

I'm just saying that she did her time,
and she has every right-- - The Unforgivable

I'm just saying that she did her time, and she has ever...

I'm not talking about her rights I'm talking about her lying - The Unforgivable

I'm not talking about her rights I'm talking about...

If she tells the truth, she's denied
her rights, you know that as well as me-- - The Unforgivable

If she tells the truth, she's denied her rights, you kn...

She would not be denied her rights - The Unforgivable

She would not be denied her rights

I can't tell you
what to do professionally, - The Unforgivable

I can't tell you what to do professionally,

[Ruth] Uh… - The Unforgivable

Um, listen, I gotta run.
Thanks for the help. - The Unforgivable

Um, listen, I gotta run. Thanks for the help.

That's rough. Your parents dying. - The Unforgivable

That's rough. Your parents dying.

Look, I really appreciate the help,
but I need to get going. - The Unforgivable

Look, I really appreciate the help, but I need to get going.

[chuckles] - The Unforgivable

[alarm beeping] - The Unforgivable

[alarm beeping]

[tense music swells to crescendo] - The Unforgivable

[tense music swells to crescendo]

Let that girl live her life.
Your life starts here, now. - The Unforgivable

Let that girl live her life. Your life starts here, now.

[laughing] - The Unforgivable

[cell phone buzzing] - The Unforgivable

[cell phone buzzing]

[dad] Rachel? [chuckles] - The Unforgivable

[dad] Rachel? [chuckles]

[Blake] When you think about,
like, a bonsai tree, like, it just… - The Unforgivable

[Blake] When you think about, like, a bonsai tree, like, it ...

Like, a lot more focus.
It's how-- Uh-oh. There they are. - The Unforgivable

Like, a lot more focus. It's how-- Uh-oh. There they ar...

No, it's just, like, a lot more focus.
It's not wild, you know. - The Unforgivable

No, it's just, like, a lot more focus. It's not wi...

That is a bonsai. I think that's why
it's, like, The Way of the Warrior. - The Unforgivable

That is a bonsai. I think that's why it's, like, T...

Oh wow. Look, that's the… - The Unforgivable

Oh wow. Look, that's the…

She always got that look on her face,
like somebody stole her apple? [laughs] - The Unforgivable

She always got that look on her face, like somebody stole he...

Their grandpa was
the first Asian-American Seattle cop. - The Unforgivable

Their grandpa was the first Asian-American Seattle cop.

He's just sort of beloved, you know.
Yeah, they're… they're cool kids. - The Unforgivable

He's just sort of beloved, you know. Yeah, they're...

Ruth, you have no idea
what you're in store for, Ruth, uh… - The Unforgivable

Ruth, you have no idea what you're in store for, Ruth, ...

-Sure, why not? Enjoy, guys.
-[Blake] Thanks, Nicky. - The Unforgivable

-Sure, why not? Enjoy, guys. -[Blake] Thanks, Nicky.

Ruth, if there's something on your mind,
you can say it, like… - The Unforgivable

Ruth, if there's something on your mind, you can say it...

[laughs] - The Unforgivable

Um… - The Unforgivable

-[playing "No Scrubs"]
-[chuckles] - The Unforgivable

-[playing "No Scrubs"] -[chuckles]

[both] ♪ A scrub is a guy
That thinks he's fly ♪ - The Unforgivable

[both] ♪ A scrub is a guy That thinks he's fly ♪

What possible benefit can there be
bringing this person into her life? - The Unforgivable

What possible benefit can there be bringing this person into...

Maybe there's something she can tell us
to help Katherine. - The Unforgivable

Maybe there's something she can tell us to help Katheri...

Or she can do 23andMe.
She doesn't have to talk to a murderer. - The Unforgivable

Or she can do 23andMe. She doesn't have to talk to a mu...

Go look at her. Does she look like
she's ready to confront that? - The Unforgivable

Go look at her. Does she look like she's ready to confr...

[indistinct chattering] - The Unforgivable

[indistinct chattering]

-John?
-[grunts] - The Unforgivable

-John? -[grunts]

-My father's a cop, you piece of shit!
-[men shouting indistinctly] - The Unforgivable

-My father's a cop, you piece of shit! -[men shouting i...

[woman] Get the fuck out of here.
Nobody wants you here. - The Unforgivable

[woman] Get the fuck out of here. Nobody wants you here.

-[man] Okay, Patty, you made your point.
-[Patty] Watch your back, bitch. - The Unforgivable

-[man] Okay, Patty, you made your point. -[Patty] Watch your...

I'm gonna help you out, - The Unforgivable

I'm gonna help you out,

Next time don't drag me
through three bus transfers - The Unforgivable

Next time don't drag me through three bus transfers

If I was going to give you a speech,
I'd tell you that everybody ends up here. - The Unforgivable

If I was going to give you a speech, I'd tell you that ...

Where you gotta decide
how you're going to be, - The Unforgivable

Where you gotta decide how you're going to be,

And everything you learned in the yard
keeps you on a path to right back inside. - The Unforgivable

And everything you learned in the yard keeps you on a path t...

People are exactly the same out here
as they are in the yard. Exactly. - The Unforgivable

People are exactly the same out here as they are in the yard...

You got a meeting. Just the parents. - The Unforgivable

You got a meeting. Just the parents.

And clean yourself up a little Act like I'm teaching you stuff - The Unforgivable

And clean yourself up a little Act like I'm teaching...

[echoing laughter] - The Unforgivable

[echoing laughter]

Now, they've asked me to conceal
their last names for this proceeding. - The Unforgivable

Now, they've asked me to conceal their last names for t...

The Unforgivable poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Nora Fingscheidt

Writer: Peter Craig, Hillary Seitz, Courtenay Miles

Production: N/A

Genre: crime, drama

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 41/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 10 Dec 2021

Awards: 5 wins & 4 nominations

Homepage:

Also watch: Bruised, Don't Look Up, Encounter, The Power of the Dog, Motherly, A California Christmas: City Lights, Home Sweet Home Alone, The Harder They Fall, Friendzone, Spencer, Blue Bayou, Spider Man: No Way Home, The Matrix Resurrections, King Richard, Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, A Boy Called Christmas, The Last Duel