Overview
A seemingly perfect weekend spirals into a nightmare of social discomfort and moral dilemmas.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- oppressive
- awkward
- foreboding
- late night horror
- arthouse horror night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's unsettling escalation, fearless social satire, direction, and especially Morten Burian's performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The weekend visit turns gestures of welcome, accommodation, and social courtesy into increasingly threatening interactions.
Bjørn and Louise repeatedly tolerate unpleasant behavior rather than risk causing offense, embodying the film's central moral critique.
The family vacation and shared countryside home gradually function as a confined trap shaped by interpersonal manipulation.
The film deliberately escalates mundane breaches of etiquette into an increasingly sinister and shocking ordeal.
Films like Speak No Evil, and why
Funny Games
shared slow-burn psychological horror, social discomfort, and escalating domestic menace
The Invitation
shared realistic family horror, moral paralysis, and oppressive social manipulation
Get Out
shared unsettling suburban dread, coercive politeness, and bleak social satire
Movie Details
- Director
- Christian Tafdrup
- Release Date
- 2022-03-17
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (1179)
Cast
- Morten Burian
- Sidsel Siem Koch
- Fedja van Huêt
- Karina Smulders
- Liva Forsberg
- Marius Damslev
- Hichem Yacoubi
- Lea Baastrup Rønne
- Jesper Dupont
- Sieger Sloot
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Speak No Evil about?
- A Danish family's attempt to preserve vacation-time politeness becomes a merciless ordeal of psychological manipulation and domestic horror.
- What is Speak No Evil like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Speak No Evil as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Speak No Evil violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Speak No Evil as graphic.
- What did critics think of Speak No Evil?
- Critics broadly praised the film's unsettling escalation, fearless social satire, direction, and especially Morten Burian's performance.
- Which films are like Speak No Evil?
- Films with a similar feel include Funny Games, The Invitation, and Get Out.
- How long is Speak No Evil?
- Speak No Evil runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Speak No Evil?
- In United States, Speak No Evil streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
