Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- oppressive
- propulsive
- late night thriller viewing
- action movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film tense, well-paced, and elevated by strong lead performances, while noting that its crime-thriller formula is familiar.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Frank Shaw has hearing loss and Ava Fremont is deaf, making unseen killers and visual communication central to the tension.
The central confrontation traps the detective and witness inside an abandoned apartment block surrounded by killers.
The plot centers on a murder witness and a detective confronting killers linked to police corruption.
Frank and Ava must lean on each other, combining his detective experience with her knowledge as the deaf witness.
Films like The Silent Hour, and why
Don't Breathe
shared crime thriller framework, confined-location suspense, and vulnerable witness protected by an isolated protagonist
The Guilty
shared action thriller tension, police corruption, and a protagonist navigating danger under sensory constraints
Phone Booth
shared contained thriller structure, urban criminal conspiracy, and escalating survival pressure
Movie Details
- Director
- Brad Anderson
- Release Date
- 2024-10-03
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (304)
Cast
- Joel Kinnaman
- Sandra Mae Frank
- Mekhi Phifer
- Mark Strong
- Michael Eklund
- Anthony Grant
- Jonathan Koensgen
- Mike Parish
- Seán James Sutton
- Djinda Kane
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 The Silent Hour about?
- A hearing-impaired detective and a deaf murder witness form an uneasy alliance to survive a corrupt police-backed assault inside an abandoned Boston apartment block.
- What is The Silent Hour like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Silent Hour as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Silent Hour violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Silent Hour as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Silent Hour?
- Critics broadly found the film tense, well-paced, and elevated by strong lead performances, while noting that its crime-thriller formula is familiar.
- Which films are like The Silent Hour?
- Films with a similar feel include Don't Breathe, The Guilty, and Phone Booth.
- How long is The Silent Hour?
- The Silent Hour runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Silent Hour?
- In United States, The Silent Hour streams on Hulu.
