The Unknown
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60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMay 20, 2026
The director declines to get too specific about his allegorical intent, which could be sexual trauma or gender identity or just a mysterious body-snatcher nightmare. Either way, this is a spellbinding psychological puzzler led by a typically fearless performance from Léa Seydoux. Read full review
80
TheWrapZachary LeeMay 20, 2026
Anchored by raw performances from Léa Seydoux and Niels Schneider, who play various permutations of open wounds, it thrives on its terror by committing so fully to its high-concept thrills. You may feel tempted to pinch your skin, to make sure you’re still in the right body. Read full review
80
The Irish TimesTara BradyMay 19, 2026
The Unknown reworks the body swap, a trope favoured by goofy romcoms, as elevated horror. Read full review
75
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 20, 2026
For better or worse, Harari uses gender dysphoria as a conduit to his more immediate concern: The idea that who we are is ultimately a memory that we share with ourselves. Read full review
67
The PlaylistChase HutchinsonMay 20, 2026
The result is a film that’s both shattering in some moments and superficial in others, making it hard to write off and even harder to fully embrace. Read full review
67
The Film StageSavina PetkovaMay 20, 2026
The Unknown has the tough mission of turning a beguiling body-swap premise into an engaging, well-paced work in its own right, and casting is crucial to achieve such. With a Cannes mainstay like Léa Seydoux leading alongside an actor as versatile as Schneider, The Unknown earns its keep, for all the eerie undercurrents fueling its uneven narrative. Read full review
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