Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- oppressive
- dread-filled
- harrowing
- intense movie night
- social issue cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a painfully timely, horror-fueled thriller that confronts the ugly underbelly of modern American race relations.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story plays out across a single afternoon in real time, making each social interaction and subsequent crisis feel immediate.
An elementary school teacher's women's mixer gradually exposes modern racism and hate-group ideology as sources of horror.
The tightly bounded afternoon traps the viewer alongside characters whose racist hostility and cruelty become increasingly difficult to endure.
The central gathering is organized by an elementary school teacher and presented as a social mixer before its participants' hateful ideology becomes explicit.
Films like Soft & Quiet, and why
The Invitation
shares real-time escalation, psychological horror, and an unflinching examination of racism
Get Out
shares socially charged horror, racial violence, and dread embedded in everyday American life
Funny Games
shares claustrophobic tension, morally corrosive group dynamics, and a volatile confrontation
Movie Details
- Director
- Beth de Araújo
- Release Date
- 2022-11-04
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (229)
Cast
- Stefanie Estes
- Olivia Luccardi
- Eleanore Pienta
- Dana Millican
- Melissa Paulo
- Jon Beavers
- Cissy Ly
- Rebekah Wiggins
- Shannon Mahoney
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Soft & Quiet about?
- An ordinary afternoon mixer becomes a real-time descent into racist extremism, social complicity, and psychological terror.
- What is Soft & Quiet like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Soft & Quiet as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Soft & Quiet violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Soft & Quiet as brutal.
- What did critics think of Soft & Quiet?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a painfully timely, horror-fueled thriller that confronts the ugly underbelly of modern American race relations.
- Which films are like Soft & Quiet?
- Films with a similar feel include The Invitation, Get Out, and Funny Games.
- How long is Soft & Quiet?
- Soft & Quiet runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Soft & Quiet?
- In United States, Soft & Quiet is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
