Of Unknown Origin

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Of Unknown Origin

R,

1983,

1h 28m,

Horror

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63%

8 Reviews

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40%

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A New York banker (Peter Weller) fends for himself against a giant rat loose in his renovated brownstone.

Alan Jones

Starburst

Aug 1, 2022

Wrings every ounce of terror and suspense from such a simple premise.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 24, 2021

2.5/4

Flawed, but not without interest.

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

May 1, 2019

4/5

An odd, engrossing horror that's also an impressive allegory for the detrimental effects of the capitalist working world on the individual in America.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

May 18, 2017

B

Too close to home for the extreme rat phobia explored not to sink in as much as possible as scary stuff.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jul 3, 2012

1.5/4

It's ultimately clear that Of Unknown Origin might've worked as a half hour short yet is simply unable to sustain an 88 minute running time...

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Emanuel Levy

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Aug 6, 2005

2/5

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Ron M

May 7, 2017

Entertainingly offbeat horror film has banker Peter Weller, in his first leading role, being driven insane by a particularly clever and destructive rat. Weller seems to slowly lose his sanity in his obsessive quest to kill the vermin and ends up destroying his apartment in the process. Directed by George P. Cosmatos ("Cobra" and "Tombstone"), this film is slickly made and visually arresting, though I'm not quite sure if Cosmatos saw this film as a psychological horror film along the lines of "Repulsion" or "The Tenant," but this film definitely seems much closer to "Willard." Still, I enjoyed "Willard" and I enjoyed this film as well.

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Hagrid S

Oct 26, 2016

No me gustó, no la terminé de ver, es matar una rata por el solo hecho de ser rata, en realidad no era nada más y ese tipo de películas no me gustan.

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George P. Cosmatos

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Synopsis

A New York banker (Peter Weller) fends for himself against a giant rat loose in his renovated brownstone.

Director: George P. Cosmatos
Producer: Claude Héroux
Screenwriter: Brian Taggert
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 28m

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