The Unforgivable (2021)
No one walks free of their past
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The Unforgivable rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.1/10· 126K votes
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Metacritic41%
TMDb7.413/10· 2K votesWith 40% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 41/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About 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.
Cast of The Unforgivable
Sandra Bullock
as Ruth Slater
Viola Davis
as Liz Ingram
Vincent D'Onofrio
as John Ingram
Jon Bernthal
as Blake
Richard Thomas
as Michael Malcolm
Linda Emond
as Rachel Malcolm
Aisling Franciosi
as Katherine Malcolm
Emma Nelson
as Emily Malcolm
Will Pullen
as Steve Whelan
Tom Guiry
as Keith Whelan
Jess McLeod
as Hannah Whelan
Rob Morgan
as Vincent Cross
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Redemption narrative explores moral complexity with dramatic weight throughout
- •Crime-drama foundation provides serious stakes to character rehabilitation
- •Nora Fingscheidt direction brings introspective depth to protagonist journey
What the audience disliked
- •Critical scores suggest underdeveloped supporting characters dilute impact
- •Incredulous tone occasionally undermines credibility of redemption arc progression
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