Birth
2004 · 1h 40m · Drama, Mystery
Birth is a genuinely unsettling psychological thriller with an intriguing premise, but the mixed-to-poor reviews suggest it doesn't quite pull off its ambitious concept. Skip it unless you're a completist for Nicole Kidman or willing to gamble on a divisive oddity—there are better ways to spend your evening.
Plot
It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright, Danny Huston, Lauren Bacall, Alison Elliott