The Silence (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (2025)

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A family struggles to survive after deadly creatures that hunt by sound invade the planet.

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The Silence has nothing new to say with a derivative premise and placid pacing -- even a wasted Stanley Tucci is unable to elevate the stodgy material a decibel above dreadful.

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The Silence (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald The estimable trio at the heart of the cast goes close to carrying the whole thing over the line, but it never feels as taut or kinetic as it needs to be. May 3, 2019 Full Review The Silence (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Scott Tobias New York Times There may come a time when the Netflix algorithm grows sophisticated enough to cut out the middle man and write its own scripts, but until that day arrives, niche-targeted dreck like "The Silence" will have to suffice. Apr 12, 2019 Full Review The Silence (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Kristy Puchko IGN Movies Imagine A Quiet Place, but deeply mediocre. Apr 11, 2019 Full Review The Silence (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Robert W. Butler Butler's Cinema Scene The Silence has been reasonably well made by director John R. Leonetti. And he has assembled a surprisingly classy cast. Rated: C+ Jul 11, 2024 Full Review The Silence (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Samantha Puc The Beat The cult plot in The Silence is as poorly handled as nearly every other part of the film. With the exception of a great cast, headed by Kiernan Shipka, Stanley Tucci, and Miranda Otto, the film lacks any cohesion and feels almost unwatchable. Jul 9, 2024 Full Review The Silence (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Jordy Sirkin Jordy Reviews It The Silence is a painful attempt to remake A Quiet Place, which came out the year before. Though this is based on a 2015 novel of the same name, the story has already been done perfectly, leaving little to be desired in this straight-to-streaming flick. Jan 2, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Now I don't LOVE this movie, but it's dence. I am, however, sick of people saying it's a ripoff of A Quiet Place. This movie was in development way before, and I think if A Quiet Place didn't come out first it would have been more popular. Not to mention this is based on a book, too. It did make me actually upset at some parts, but the concept of these monsters is super cool. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/12/25 Full Review P C The life blood of this genre revolves around loud babies, dogs, and children. The plot doesn't seem to have a solid direction and the last 5 minutes of the movie attempts to sum up what the previous 85 failed to do. The cast is good, but the writing is lacking. If a movie is going to lean into the cult scene, it really needs to lean into it. This movie tries to be too many different things and fails at most. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/12/24 Full Review Marco L La película intenta aprovechar el vacío que dejaron otros exponentes del terror silencioso, pero no logra entender qué hacía a esas historias funcionar. Se limita a repetir fórmulas conocidas sin el pulso narrativo ni la atmósfera inquietante de sus referentes. El guion avanza sin desarrollo real de personajes, las situaciones resultan predecibles y la tensión es prácticamente inexistente. Ni siquiera las interpretaciones de actores con probada solidez pueden disimular la falta de originalidad y el trabajo poco inspirado detrás de la cámara. En lugar de aportar algo nuevo, se limita a ofrecer una versión deslucida de ideas mucho mejor ejecutadas en otras producciones. Al final, no engancha, no conmociona y se siente más como un refrito desganado que como una propuesta con personalidad propia. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/06/24 Full Review Ryan S I personally enjoyed the movie, thought it was solid and I really enjoyed the ending. Makes you think, if you got the time I’d watch! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Millie R Really bad spin off. Everything was so mediocre. I don't recommend this one bit tbh. Also SUPER. Predictable Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review Vivianne N I loved this post apocalyptic movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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John R. Leonetti Director Stanley Tucci Hugh Andrews Kiernan Shipka Ally Andrews Miranda Otto Kelly Andrews John Corbett Glenn Kate Corbett Hushed Mother

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Synopsis A family struggles to survive after deadly creatures that hunt by sound invade the planet.

Director
John R. Leonetti

Producer
Hartley Gorenstein, Robert Kulzer, Scott Lambert, Alexandra Milchan

Screenwriter
Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke

Production Co
Constantin Film

Rating
PG-13 (Terror|Some Language|Sci-Fi Horror Violence), TV-14

Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi

Original Language
English

Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 10, 2019

Runtime
1h 30m
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