The Silence (2019)

When the world is under attack from terrifying creatures who hunt their human prey by sound, 16-year old Ally Andrews (Kiernan Shipka), who lost her hearing at 13, and her family seek refuge in a remote haven.

Director:

John R. Leonetti

Writers:

Carey Van Dyke (screenplay by), Shane Van Dyke (screenplay by)

Stars:

Stanley Tucci, Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stanley Tucci	...	Hugh Andrews
Kiernan Shipka	...	Ally Andrews
Miranda Otto	...	Kelly Andrews
Kate Trotter	...	Lynn
John Corbett	...	Glenn
Kyle Breitkopf	...	Jude Andrews
Dempsey Bryk	...	Rob
Billy MacLellan	...	The Reverend
Chris Whitby	...	Man with Shotgun
Barbara Gordon	...	Woman with Shotgun
Zoe Doyle	...	Mother (as Zoé Doyle)
Cory O'Brien	...	Subway Man
Alex Hatz	...	Max
Gregory Waters	...	Jock
Sarah Abbott	...	Hushed Child

Storyline

The story of a family struggling to survive in a world terrorized by a deadly, primeval species who have evolved for millions of years in the pitch darkness of a vast underground cave system, hunting only with their acute hearing. As the family seeks refuge in a remote haven where they can wait out the invasion, they start to wonder what kind of world will remain when they're ready to emerge.

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Plot Keywords:

boyfriend girlfriend relationship | religious cult | scared child | father son hug | child in peril | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi horror violence and terror, and for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Constantin Film [Germany] Official Netflix

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English American Sign Language

Release Date:

10 April 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cisza

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film, EMJAG Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kiernan Shipka & Stanley Tucci were also in the FX series, "Feud: Bette & Joan" (2017) as B.D. Hyman & Jack Warner. They never share scenes though.

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Goofs

When Ally is chatting to Rob on her iPad and loses internet connection, the error message states that the internet browser (named Safari) cannot connect to a URL. This is the incorrect URL for the Safari browser website, and instead links to an African Safari tourism company.

User Reviews

A mediocre movie that could have been so much more.

Overall this is a decent enough time killer. It's got a good cast, and some wonderful music and scenes. The problem is the story as a whole.

The "monsters" made little sense in terms of the threat the movie wanted to make them portray. Not much thought was put into them other than "we need a monster". While they might be decent as a "Pitch Black" style swarm monster on a small scale, they do not work for what the movie intended. There's just so many things wrong with them.

Add to that the incredibly bad ending, that was clearly a rush job and honestly added nothing to the movie. It was clearly a case of the writers trying to sound wise and simply failing horribly.

This is a movie you can waste a bored afternoon watching, but there's far better ones out there.