Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- foreboding
- oppressive
- late night horror
- creature feature marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a derivative, placidly paced creature-survival thriller whose familiar premise and weak stakes were not rescued by its cast or production values.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The evolved creatures hunt through acute hearing, forcing the Andrews family to communicate through sign language and suppress every dangerous noise.
The family travels toward a remote haven while an invasion by primeval creatures reshapes the surrounding world.
The family encounters a religious cult and begins questioning whether humans may remain as dangerous as the creatures.
Ally Andrews's deafness and fluency in sign language become crucial tools for navigating a world where spoken noise can attract deadly predators.
Films like The Silence, and why
A Quiet Place
shared post-apocalyptic survival premise, sensory-based creature threat, family-in-peril drama, and restrained horror
Bird Box
shared survival horror structure, threatened family unit, speculative catastrophe, and reliance on limited sensory perception
The Mist
shared creature-feature suspense, isolated survivors, and post-apocalyptic social breakdown
The Descent
shared underground creature threat, survival horror, and ordinary people confronting an invasive species
Movie Details
- Director
- John R. Leonetti
- Release Date
- 2019-05-16
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1741)
Cast
- Stanley Tucci
- Kiernan Shipka
- Miranda Otto
- Kate Trotter
- John Corbett
- Kyle Breitkopf
- Dempsey Bryk
- Billy MacLellan
- Chris Whitby
- Barbara Gordon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Silence about?
- A deaf teenager and her family navigate a collapsing world where ancient predators can turn the smallest sound into a death sentence.
- What is The Silence like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Silence as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Silence violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Silence as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Silence?
- Critics broadly found the film a derivative, placidly paced creature-survival thriller whose familiar premise and weak stakes were not rescued by its cast or production values.
- Which films are like The Silence?
- Films with a similar feel include A Quiet Place, Bird Box, The Mist, and The Descent.
- How long is The Silence?
- The Silence runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Silence?
- In United States, The Silence streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
