Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- foreboding
- late night horror viewing
- dark rainy evening
What critics said
Critics generally recognize the film's sustained atmosphere and technical single-take conceit while finding its story and execution uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Laura's attempt to survive and leave the cottage is presented second by second across a single increasingly threatening night.
The cottage begins as a repair job and overnight shelter before its upper floor and hidden secret generate escalating fear.
The film is known for its apparent single-take construction, aligning the camera's uninterrupted movement with Laura's constrained experience.
The premise explicitly draws on a story said to have occurred in a small Uruguayan village in the late 1940s.
Films like The Silent House, and why
The Blair Witch Project
shared single-location horror, escalating dread, and vulnerable protagonist navigating an apparently ordinary house
The Others
shared atmospheric supernatural mystery, restricted setting, and mounting psychological tension
Buried
shared real-time claustrophobia, minimalist horror construction, and ambiguous threat
Movie Details
- Director
- Gustavo Hernández
- Release Date
- 2010-08-25
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (168)
Cast
- Florencia Colucci
- Abel Tripaldi
- Gustavo Alonso
- María Salazar
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Silent House about?
- A young woman trapped overnight in a remote cottage confronts escalating sounds, buried secrets, and the terror of not knowing what waits upstairs.
- What is The Silent House like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Silent House as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Silent House violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Silent House as mild.
- What did critics think of The Silent House?
- Critics generally recognize the film's sustained atmosphere and technical single-take conceit while finding its story and execution uneven.
- Which films are like The Silent House?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blair Witch Project, The Others, and Buried.
- How long is The Silent House?
- The Silent House runs 79 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Silent House?
- In United States, The Silent House streams on Philo.
