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    Don't Breathe

    • 20162016
    • RR
    • 1h 28min
    IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    232K
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    Jane Levy in Don't Breathe (2016)
    A trio of reckless thieves breaks into the house of a wealthy blind man, thinking they'll get away with the perfect heist. They're wrong.
    Trailer2:39
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    Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.

    • Director
      • Fede Alvarez
    • Writers
      • Fede Alvarez
      • Rodo Sayagues
    • Stars
      • Stephen Lang
      • Jane Levy
      • Dylan Minnette
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Fede Alvarez
    • Writers
      • Fede Alvarez
      • Rodo Sayagues
    • Stars
      • Stephen Lang
      • Jane Levy
      • Dylan Minnette
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    • 722User reviews
    • 419Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 21 nominations

    Videos7

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    Featurette 0:45
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    Photos132

    Stephen Lang in Don't Breathe (2016)
    Stephen Lang in Don't Breathe (2016)
    Jane Levy in Don't Breathe (2016)
    Stephen Lang and Daniel Zovatto in Don't Breathe (2016)
    Dylan Minnette and Jane Levy in Don't Breathe (2016)
    Jane Levy in Don't Breathe (2016)
    Stephen Lang and Dylan Minnette in Don't Breathe (2016)
    Dylan Minnette, Jane Levy, and Daniel Zovatto in Don't Breathe (2016)
    Daniel Zovatto in Don't Breathe (2016)
    Stephen Lang in Don't Breathe (2016)
    Dylan Minnette, Jane Levy, and Daniel Zovatto in Don't Breathe (2016)
    Dylan Minnette in Don't Breathe (2016)

    Top cast

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    Stephen Lang
    Stephen Lang
    • The Blind Manas The Blind Man
    Jane Levy
    Jane Levy
    • Rockyas Rocky
    Dylan Minnette
    Dylan Minnette
    • Alexas Alex
    Daniel Zovatto
    Daniel Zovatto
    • Moneyas Money
    Emma Bercovici
    Emma Bercovici
    • Diddyas Diddy
    Franciska Töröcsik
    • Cindyas Cindy
    Christian Zagia
    Christian Zagia
    • Raulas Raul
    Katia Bokor
    Katia Bokor
    • Gingeras Ginger
    Sergej Onopko
    Sergej Onopko
    • Trevoras Trevor
    Olivia Gillies
    • Blind Man's Daughter (Young Emma)as Blind Man's Daughter (Young Emma)
    Dayna Clark
    • TV Anchoras TV Anchor
    Athos
    • Dogas Dog
    Astor
    • Dogas Dog
    Nomad
    • Dogas Dog
    Jimmie Chiappelli
    Jimmie Chiappelli
    • Coroneras Coroner
    • (uncredited)
    Jane May Graves
    Jane May Graves
    • Cindy Robertsas Cindy Roberts
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Haase
    • Detroit Police Officeras Detroit Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Brak Little
    • Neighborhood Manas Neighborhood Man
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fede Alvarez
    • Writers
      • Fede Alvarez
      • Rodo Sayagues
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    Storyline

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    Rocky, a young woman wanting to start a better life for her and her sister, agrees to take part in the robbery of a house owned by a wealthy blind man with her boyfriend Money and their friend Alex. But when the blind man turns out to be a more ruthless adversary than he seems, the group must find a way to escape his home before they become his latest victims.
    blind manrobbery gone awrydeath of daughtertrapped in a housebreaking and entering550 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • This house looked like an easy target. Until they found what was inside.
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Horror
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for terror, violence, disturbing content, and language including sexual references
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Stephen Lang wore contact lenses that greatly restricted his vision, particularly in low light. The other actors, in the scene taking place in the dark, wore lenses that made them look like they had dilated pupils but also greatly restricted their vision.
    • Goofs
      While inside the car, Rocky's pants do not show any hole or slit after it had been cut open by the Blind Man earlier.
    • Quotes

      The Blind Man: There is nothing a man cannot do once he accepts the fact that there is no god.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood Express: Episode #14.34 (2016)

    User reviews722

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Stephen Lang is perfect, the movie very suspenseful.
    Three burglars find out about a blind army vet, living in an abandoned street, sitting on a huge amount of cash. The three burglars break their rule of not stealing cash and decide to rob the place, thinking it would be a piece of cake. And of course it isn't. The blind army vet isn't as helpless as they had hoped for.

    Don't Breathe is directed by Fede Alvarez, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. They obviously felt inspired by David Fincher's Panic Room (2002), and did come up with a great, suspenseful movie. The three burglars are played by Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette and Daniel Zovatto, who all do a great job. Stephen Lang however outshines everyone in this movie as the old blind man. He doesn't say a lot but his gestures and mimics were enough to be uncomfortably creepy. Even though he played a blind guy, he still made his character seem anything but helpless, on the contrary, his character was more menacing than any ghost, monster or murderer from your average horror movie. On the other hand however, you feel sorry for the blind man. He's simply a man trying to protect his house from burglars. Or is there more behind this man? The movie does a good job making you wonder about whether the blind man has something to hide or not. The movie does a poorer job however with Daniel Zovatto's character, he's the typical character every horror movie has: the asshole that talks too much and doesn't care about anything or anyone.

    Besides one or two cheap jump scares, the movie succeeded at maintaining a lingering suspense throughout the entire movie. Once the three burglars are inside the house, there won't be a moment that you'll feel at ease. This is an edge-of-your-seat kind of movie. The movie opens with a scene that obviously takes place later in the movie, which alerts you that until that scene, the burglars will never be safe, and heightens the suspense even more.

    As the movie progresses, the twists and turns in the story start to accumulate. Twists and turns in a story are great but not if there are too many, and not if these twist and turns are the ones you might expect from a horror movie. Throughout its course, the movie becomes more and more predictable. And this is where the suspense, although still being present, lessens.

    'Don't Breathe' is a great horror movie, accessible for people who don't usually enjoy the genre. It has a great premise and is very suspenseful but becomes a bit too predictable over time.
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    • Jan 12, 2017

    FAQ3

    • Why does The Blind Man choose not rape Rocky or Cindy?
    • Does the ending mean that the Blind Man will get away with everything?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 26, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Hungary
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Man in the Dark
    • Filming locations
      • Stern Film Studio, Pomáz, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Screen Gems
      • Stage 6 Films
      • Ghost House Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,900,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $89,217,875
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,411,706
      • Aug 28, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $157,830,487
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 28min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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