Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- late night horror marathon
- dark rainy evening
What critics said
Critics generally found the film technically ambitious and atmospheric, with Elizabeth Olsen’s performance and sustained camera work earning praise despite a widely criticized payoff.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The camera remains closely aligned with Sarah as noises, figures, and attacks are filtered through her frightened experience.
The film is explicitly associated with real-time presentation and follows Sarah’s ordeal without conventional temporal relief.
The lakeside house is underlit and tracked room to room through tight, unsettling camera movement.
Sarah’s belief that people or forces are inside the house gradually becomes inseparable from the film’s sinister explanation.
Films like Silent House, and why
The Invitation
contained psychological horror, isolated domestic setting, and escalating uncertainty about what is real
Hush
claustrophobic home-invasion tension, female-centered survival, and oppressive atmosphere
The Babadook
psychological horror built around an apparently haunted domestic space and destabilized perception
Movie Details
- Directors
- Chris Kentis, Laura Lau
- Release Date
- 2011-01-21
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (464)
Cast
- Elizabeth Olsen
- Adam Trese
- Eric Sheffer Stevens
- Julia Chan
- Haley Murphy
- Adam Barnett
- Sergey Ershov
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory 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 House about?
- A young woman trapped in a lakeside house confronts attackers, eerie presences, and a reality more disturbing than the darkness around her.
- What is Silent House like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Silent House as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Silent House violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Silent House as moderate.
- What did critics think of Silent House?
- Critics generally found the film technically ambitious and atmospheric, with Elizabeth Olsen’s performance and sustained camera work earning praise despite a widely criticized payoff.
- Which films are like Silent House?
- Films with a similar feel include The Invitation, Hush, and The Babadook.
- How long is Silent House?
- Silent House runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Silent House?
- In United States, Silent House streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
