Overview
A gripping tale of love and loss unfolds as a man confronts the shadows of his past.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- melancholic
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- mystery movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a gripping, emotionally resonant French mystery thriller with strong performances and confident suspense construction.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alexandre Beck receives an email suggesting that his murdered wife Margot may still be alive, redirecting the investigation into her death.
Alex is both a pediatrician seeking answers and a renewed suspect after police reopen the case surrounding Margot's murder.
The reopened murder case expands into a cover-up involving multiple deaths, hidden motives, and suppressed evidence.
Alex's continuing attachment to Margot drives his refusal to accept the official account and his increasingly dangerous search for answers.
Films like Tell No One, and why
The Fugitive
Shared themes of grief, false accusation, hidden conspiracies, and emotionally urgent mystery-thriller storytelling.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Shared neo-noir atmosphere, investigative suspense, buried secrets, and a protagonist pursued while uncovering a criminal conspiracy.
The Vanishing
Shared romantic grief, murder investigation, escalating revelations, and a tightly constructed mystery driven by a presumed-dead loved one.
The Crimson Rivers
Shared French crime-thriller tradition, morally complicated investigation, and a protagonist confronting institutional cover-up.
Movie Details
- Director
- Guillaume Canet
- Release Date
- 2006-11-01
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (1560)
Cast
- François Cluzet
- Marie-Josée Croze
- André Dussollier
- Kristin Scott Thomas
- François Berléand
- Nathalie Baye
- Jean Rochefort
- Marina Hands
- Gilles Lellouche
- Philippe Lefebvre
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV
- 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 Tell No One about?
- A grieving pediatrician is pulled into a dangerous conspiracy when an email suggests his murdered wife may still be alive.
- What is Tell No One like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tell No One as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Tell No One violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Tell No One as moderate.
- What did critics think of Tell No One?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a gripping, emotionally resonant French mystery thriller with strong performances and confident suspense construction.
- Which films are like Tell No One?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fugitive, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Vanishing, and The Crimson Rivers.
- How long is Tell No One?
- Tell No One runs 131 minutes.
- Where can I watch Tell No One?
- In United States, Tell No One streams on fuboTV.
