Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- oppressive
- dread-filled
- late night horror marathon
- survival horror double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that the film delivers striking atmosphere, creature design, and fidelity to the game while suffering from confusing mythology, overlong exposition, and weak storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The fog-shrouded town, grotesque creatures, nurses, and shifting darkness closely recreate the visual language of the Silent Hill games.
Rose’s search exposes the town’s religious history, orphanage, and supernatural forces through recurring revelations and backstory.
Rose repeatedly risks herself in the ash-filled town while searching for her missing adopted daughter Sharon.
Silent Hill is defined by fog, falling ash, darkness, abandoned interiors, and transitions into hostile nightmare spaces.
Films like Silent Hill, and why
Resident Evil
shares survival horror, supernatural mystery, oppressive atmosphere, and visually realized monstrous threats
The Ring
shares psychological horror, disturbing imagery, supernatural investigation, and an isolated uncanny setting
The Dark
shares a mother searching for a child through an otherworldly realm marked by grief, monsters, and dark fantasy imagery
The Wicker Man
shares cult horror, religious fanaticism, alternate realities, and a bleak small-town atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Christophe Gans
- Release Date
- 2006-04-21
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (5109)
Cast
- Radha Mitchell
- Sean Bean
- Jodelle Ferland
- Laurie Holden
- Deborah Kara Unger
- Kim Coates
- Tanya Allen
- Alice Krige
- Nicky Guadagni
- Maxine Dumont
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Silent Hill about?
- A desperate mother enters an ash-choked town where supernatural darkness, cult violence, and monstrous manifestations conceal the truth about her missing daughter.
- What is Silent Hill like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Silent Hill as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Silent Hill violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Silent Hill as graphic.
- What did critics think of Silent Hill?
- Critics broadly agreed that the film delivers striking atmosphere, creature design, and fidelity to the game while suffering from confusing mythology, overlong exposition, and weak storytelling.
- Which films are like Silent Hill?
- Films with a similar feel include Resident Evil, The Ring, The Dark, and The Wicker Man.
- How long is Silent Hill?
- Silent Hill runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch Silent Hill?
- In United States, Silent Hill streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
