# Don't Tell a Soul (2020)

> Two desperate brothers’ theft spirals into a claustrophobic moral standoff when a trapped security guard becomes both their hostage and a dangerous surrogate father.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/399951

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Thriller
- Director: Alex McAulay
- Cast: Jack Dylan Grazer, Fionn Whitehead, Rainn Wilson, Mena Suvari, Graham Lutes, Richard Fike, Abigail Esmena Froehle, McKenna Christine Poe
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8046498/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, claustrophobic, bleak, late night thriller viewing, rainy day

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