Don't Say a Word

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Don't Say a Word

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Released Sep 28, 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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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Mar 10, 2003

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Manohla Dargis

L.A. Weekly

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.

Oct 21, 2002

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Pat Stacey

The Herald (Ireland)

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

Oct 17, 2017

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Kit Bowen

Hollywood.com

Rated: 2/5

Nov 20, 2008

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 3/5

Aug 7, 2008

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ARNI S

My better half and I both agree it was great movie. Her and I stand with the 49 % who felt the same way. Will recommend to our circle of friends and family.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Hailey H

Best acting they made it seem so real an very interesting i wasn’t expecting such an amazing twist an special Britney Murphy 👑💓💓

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/17/24

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Audience Member

Daring! New Movie! The most interesting thing is the question "what if psychiatrists are for prisons?". Also would like to add that there was allot of potential in the cast. Thriller/Action drama, mystery, thriller, so it was a mystery mystery but it was also a psychiatric movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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Regina P

Looks like it was made for Michael Douglas... come to think of it, every movie Michael Douglas is in looks like it was tailor-made for him. Maybe he just makes the story his own. Anyway, typical movie for its time. It was made in a time when you could always get exactly what you expected.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Justin T

This looks like a film. Like a traditional film, nice grain, high contrast, pretty and analogue! The star though are the characters. They are well drawn, acted and interesting. It's not just the story that drives this, it is the motivation of the characters. The pace is good with each moment adding to the overall experience building up and keeping your attention. It is thrilling and engaging but I feel that even though I enjoyed it I will probably forget it in six months. Which is possibly a good thing as I could enjoy it again in the future.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/05/23

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Steve D

The cast does a great job but this script is ridiculous.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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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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