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Deborah Kara Unger

Deborah Kara Unger

Actor, also producer · Born May 12, 1966 (60) · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Deborah Kara Unger (born 12 May 1966) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the films Highlander III: The Sorcerer, Crash, The Game, Payback, The Hurricane, White Noise, Silent Hill, 88 Minutes and The Way. Wikipedia

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 12, 1966 (60)
From
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Deborah Kara Unger's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
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Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
20%
Survival
20%
Self
19%
Ideas
5%
Power
5%
Society
1%
Family bonds19 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 8 · Dark 28

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 22 · Intense 19

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 40 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 10

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 18

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 23 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 22 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 22
Threshold guardian
4 of 22
Shadow
3 of 22
Mentor
3 of 22
Shapeshifter
2 of 22
Hero
2 of 22
Trickster
1 of 22
Herald
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Melancholic
24
Dread
16
Contemplative
12
Cold
8
Other
23

How their films linger

Thought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 13 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous16

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Deborah Kara Unger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Deborah Kara Unger's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • One-Way Ticket to the Other Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • The Long Night(2022)

    as The Master

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Torch(2021)

    as Sister Ingrid

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ecstasy(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Liz Archer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Jackals(2017)

    as Kathy Powell

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Vengeance: A Love Story(2017)

    as Agnes

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Confidence Game(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rehearsal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ellen Sinclair

  • The Hollow(2015)

    as Aunt Cora

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • A Dangerous Arrangement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Samantha

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Catherine Ballard

  • A Dark Truth(2012)

    as Morgan Swinton

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Silent Hill: Revelation(2012)

    as Dahlia Gillespie

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • 186 Dollars to Freedom(2012)

    as Consul Powers

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Samaritan(2012)

    as Helena

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Combat Hospital(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Major Grace Pedersen

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Samuel Bleak(2013)

    as Roselyn Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Way(2010)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Takedown(2010)

    as Danielle

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Messages Deleted(2010)

    as Det. Lavery

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Sophie & Sheba(2010)

    as Tina Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Angel and the Bad Man(2009)

    as Temperance

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Walled In(2009)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Shake Hands with the Devil(2007)

    as Emma Baker, an American Reporter

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • 88 Minutes(2007)

    as Dean Carol Lynn Johnson

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Silent Hill(2006)

    as Dahlia Gillespie

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Things That Hang from Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Connie Mae Wheeler

  • Lies & Alibis(2006)

    as Dorothy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • White Noise(2005)

    as Sarah Tate

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • A Love Song for Bobby Long(2004)

    as Georgianna

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • One Point O(2004)

    as Trish

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Sandy Ryan

  • Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche(2004)

    as Catherine Ballard / Nadia (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Stander(2003)

    as Bekkie Stander

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Thirteen(2003)

    as Brooke

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Fear X(2003)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Emile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Nadia

  • Between Strangers(2002)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Ten Tiny Love Stories(2002)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Leo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Caroline

  • The Salton Sea(2002)

    as Colette

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Signs & Wonders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Katherine

  • Luminous Motion(1998)

    as Mom

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Hurricane(1999)

    as Lisa Peters

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sunshine(1999)

    as Carole Kovacs

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Weekend(1999)

    as Marian Kerr

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Payback(1999)

    as Mrs. Lynn Porter

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Rat Pack(1998)

    as Ava Gardner

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Game(1997)

    as Christine

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Keys to Tulsa(1997)

    as Vicky Michaels Stover

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • No Way Home(1996)

    as Lorraine

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Crash(1996)

    as Catherine Ballard

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Highlander: The Final Dimension(1994)

    as Alex Johnson / Sarah

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • State of Emergency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Sue Payton

  • Hotel Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sasha

  • Whispers in the Dark(1992)

    as Eve Abergray

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Till There Was You(1991)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Breakaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Marion

  • Blood Oath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sister Littell

  • Bangkok Hilton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · as Astra

  • Rafferty's Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Jill Bennett

  • Disorientated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Unger

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles, 60 of them dated from 1987 to 2024; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Payback (1999)

$162M worldwide

Highest rated

The Game (1997)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Silent Hill (2006)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19872024

Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 14 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 61: 59 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdProducing2 of 61: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 33 roles
92020712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Deborah Kara Unger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 45; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 46 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Confidence Game (2016)

95th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Game (1997)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Deborah Kara Unger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles30–88 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles23–73 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles39–81 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles24–56 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles55–81 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Deborah Kara Unger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Deborah Kara Unger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Radha Mitchell shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles