Don't Say a Word

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Don't Say a Word

R

2001

1h 53m

Mystery & Thriller

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Ruthless crook Patrick Koster (Sean Bean) and his partner capture young Jessie Conrad (Skye McCole Bartusiak) and hold her for an unusual ransom. Koster wants Jessie's therapist father, Nathan (Michael Douglas), to somehow coax traumatized teen Elisabeth (Brittany Murphy) into divulging a mysterious code number that will lead the criminals to a hidden jewel worth a fortune. Unfortunately, it may be impossible to convince the delusional Elisabeth to cooperate: she hasn't spoken in 10 years.

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Critics Consensus

Don't Say A Word is slick and competently made, but the movie is routine and stretches believability with many eye rolling moments.

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Manohla Dargis

L.A. Weekly

10/21/2002

Fleder can only fling the camera about and indulge in some familiar screen sadism ... as he tries to squeeze a few thrills from material as desiccated as his leading man.

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Jane Crowther

BBC.com

11/19/2001

3/5

A smart script and great casting elevate a pedestrian premise to the status of satisfying thriller.

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Michael Atkinson

Village Voice

10/02/2001

As an odyssey of paternal qualm, Fleder's forgettable thriller has a convincing edge, and Douglas remains unchallenged as Hollywood's most tremulous and disquieting dad-under-pressure.

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Andrea Beach

Common Sense Media

Nov 11

4/5

Viewers who like dark psychological thrillers and being kept on the edge of their seats will find this one well worth watching.

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Pat Stacey

The Herald (Ireland)

10/17/2017

Don't Say a Word is mediocre, shrink-wrapped Hollywood pap.

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Kit Bowen

Hollywood.com

11/20/2008

2/5

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Horror fan 4

Jan 2

A very interesting movie with good characters. The psychological part is great. The thriller part was soft. Brittany Murphy's portrayal of Elisabeth was my favorite part of the movie. Oliver platts talent was wasted in this movie. Tim Treakle

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David Lee K

Jan 2

Don't Say A Word is a movie that screams depth and urgency while saying absolutely nothing at all. It is too loud, too dumb, while convinced it’s clever, much like someone who should’ve taken its own title as an advice. I'd "say" to everybody to skip this one.

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mitchell c

@mitch89014 Dec 25

Descent thriller, if you don’t think hard about the villain going to get lengths for something so absurd as a tiny jewel, MacGuffin

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Ivan S

@Ivanovich81 Dec 19

Ya no se hacen películas como esta.

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A. ERUNDIL M

Nov 8

Interesante pelicula

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Driko F

Nov 2

Filmaço, o legal é as reviravoltas que ele dá, os envolvidos que surpreendem mas o mais interessante é a forma que as histórias vão se interligando, vale a pena o play!

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Synopsis

Ruthless crook Patrick Koster (Sean Bean) and his partner capture young Jessie Conrad (Skye McCole Bartusiak) and hold her for an unusual ransom. Koster wants Jessie's therapist father, Nathan (Michael Douglas), to somehow coax traumatized teen Elisabeth (Brittany Murphy) into divulging a mysterious code number that will lead the criminals to a hidden jewel worth a fortune. Unfortunately, it may be impossible to convince the delusional Elisabeth to cooperate: she hasn't spoken in 10 years.

Director: Gary Fleder
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson
Screenwriter: Anthony Peckham, Patrick Smith Kelly, Andrew Klavan
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: New Regency Pictures, Kopelson Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Gruesome Images|Language|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.0M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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