Dead Silence

R

Released Mar 16, 2007

1h 29m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

21%

Tomatometer

82 Reviews

51%

Audience Score

100,000+ Ratings

After his wife meets a grisly end, Jamie Ashen (Ryan Kwanten) returns to their creepy hometown of Ravens Fair to unravel the mystery of her murder. Once there, he discovers the legend of Mary Shaw (Joan Heney), a murdered ventriloquist whose eerie presence still looms over the town. As he desperately digs for answers, Jamie encounters the curse that took his wife's life and threatens his own.

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Critics Consensus

More tasteful than recent slasher flicks, but Dead Silence is undone by boring characters, bland dialogue, and an unnecessary and obvious twist ending.

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Nicholas Barber

Independent (UK)

Dead Silence is a guilty pleasure, especially if you have a gottle of geer beforehand.

Sep 13, 2023

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Wan and Whannell have a carnivalesque sense of fun and a sure instinct for recycling classic horror tropes, but their characters are so flat and their plotting so listless that this low-budget feature fails to generate much suspense.

Dec 3, 2007

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Adam Smith

Empire Magazine

For the love of Chucky, avoid this insipid attempt at reviving the killer doll horror.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 27, 2007

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A wan Wan offering.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 1, 2023

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

Dead Silence is a solid horror film and a look into the early works of James Wan and Leigh Whannell. And while it might have become a bit dated along the way, it is still a brilliant horror film to terrify.

Apr 17, 2021

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Joe Lipsett

Bloody Disgusting

Dead Silence has a lot of good qualities (the production design, the menagerie of creepy dolls, great makeup effects when folks lose their tongues/jaws), but overall this film has a huge debilitating weakness: it is dull as f***

Feb 22, 2020

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Partha G

Best movie of James Wan till date...this movie is a masterpiece..It deserves a sequel more than any other movies made by James Wan...movie was scary as hell.. Environment and BGM were mind blowing...Climax was shocking and best part of the movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Rospi D

We need RIGHT NOW sequel with ANNABELLE and SAW plot twists all together with a great story and characters, the 'theme' soundtrack is beautiful & plenty of jump scares it may be a 2007 film but still holds up. This movie with Annabelle would be a masterpiece definitely a must see!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/15/24

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Gaming U

The twists is what carries this movie but boy are they good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Tyler B

Trying to resist screaming as you watch breaks the 4th wall and makes this chilling ghost tale one to watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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Tommy D

The best horror doll ever. Thank you james wan for this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Melanda T

Everyone has a right to their opinion. However, I've seen the movie, I think it's good. And furthermore, those who wrote negative reviews as if they're biased critics choice/minus award matters; Here's an opinion for you, maybe you should practice dead silence. Again, I think the movie is really good. So choose for yourself. Sometimes it's okay to not listen to the pros and cons of others regarding movie entertainment.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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James Wan

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Ryan Kwanten

Jamie Ashen

Amber Valletta

Ella Ashen

Donnie Wahlberg

Det. Lipton

Bob Gunton

Edward Ashen

Michael Fairman

Henry Walker

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Synopsis

After his wife meets a grisly end, Jamie Ashen (Ryan Kwanten) returns to their creepy hometown of Ravens Fair to unravel the mystery of her murder. Once there, he discovers the legend of Mary Shaw (Joan Heney), a murdered ventriloquist whose eerie presence still looms over the town. As he desperately digs for answers, Jamie encounters the curse that took his wife's life and threatens his own.

Director: James Wan
Producer: Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg, Oren Koules
Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Twisted Pictures, Universal Pictures, Evolution Entertainment
Rating: R (Horror Violence and Images)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 16, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.5M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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