Follow Ted Kaczynski's transformation from Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber. Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray, Kaczynski's troubled past resurfaces decades later when his manhunt, led by FBI agent Joanne Miller, brings to light the chilling consequences of ambition and isolation.
"Where brilliance ends, the madness begins."
Top Billed Cast
Russell Crowe
Henry Murray
Jacob Tremblay
Ted Kaczynski
Shailene Woodley
Joanne Miller
Annabelle Wallis
Christiana Morgan
Alexander Ludwig
Leo Driver
Marc Menchaca
Eddie Turrell
Steven Ogg
Dean Kaplan
Mark Camacho
Bill Ford
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
D DeanVerified TMDB Critic
2026-10-03
*Unabomber* (2026) is a gripping, psychologically heavy crime drama that commands attention through its stellar performances, anchored by Jacob Tremblay's eerie intensity as a young Ted Kaczynski and Russell Crowe's chillingly charismatic turn as Professor Henry Murray. Director Janus Metz crafts a tense, moody atmosphere that excels when exploring the dark, formative university experiments and the harrowing path of isolation. While some of the procedural FBI investigation beats feel slightly routine compared to its riveting character study, the film succeeds wildly as an unsettling, thought-p...
G GenerationofSwineVerified TMDB Critic
2026-10-04
I like how Netflix took the work that men did, gave it to a fictional female FBI agent, and then used the FICTIONAL female FBI Agent to lecture the audience on how incompetent the men who actually caught him are for being men. Because what Netflix really likes doing is making movies like every other movie Netflix makes. No need to change the "inject identity politics into everything" formula now that people are sick and tired of it. Just stay the course.
Meanwhile I'll just watch Tubi's massive selection of old movies that don't lecture nonstop, and thank God that the only reason we h...
