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The Invisible
Why this pick
Like Awake, it traps its protagonist in a terrifying state of consciousness while others believe he cannot respond, building suspense through urgent attempts to expose the truth.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2007 1h 24m USA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Young billionaire Clay Beresford, Jr. (Hayden Christensen) is in love with Samantha "Sam" Lockwood (Jessica Alba) his mother's personal assistant. Clay requires a heart transplant. Dr. Jack Harper (Terrence Howard) is Clay's heart surgeon and friend. Clay asks Dr. Harper to arrange his elopement with Sam. They marry privately at midnight, then Clay goes to the hospital for the operation. While Clay's mother, Lilith (Lena Olin) awaits completion of his surgery, Clay encounters Anesthesia awareness. The surgical pain causes Clay to have a clairvoyant experience exposing Dr. Harper's plot to murder Clay, also revealing that Sam worked at the hospital under Dr. Harper and has conspired with him against Clay. Sam's plan was to poison the donor heart by injecting Doxorubicin to cause its rejection, thus murdering Clay to collect insurance money to pay off Dr. Harper's malpractice lawsuits.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jessica Alba
Sam Lockwood
Hayden Christensen
Clay Beresford
Terrence Howard
Dr. Jack Harper
Lena Olin
Lilith Beresford
Christopher McDonald
Dr. Larry Lupin
Fisher Stevens
Dr. Puttnam
Georgina Chapman
Penny Carver
Sam Robards
Clayton Beresford Sr.