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Mute Witness

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Billy (Mary Sudina) is mute, but it hasn't kept her from becoming a successful makeup artist. While in Russia, working on a film directed by her sister's boyfriend, Andy (Evan Richards), Billy finds herself trapped in the studio one night and is horrified to see a snuff film being made. Billy escapes and, with the help of her sister, Kate (Fay Ripley), alerts authorities about what she saw. Unfortunately, in doing so, she makes an enemy of the Russian mafia, who funded the snuff film.
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Critics Consensus

Mute Witness is a slickly crafted horror/thriller with some surprising comic twists.

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Emanuel Levy Variety 11/19/2006
B
Waller's witty, well-crafted yet unpretentious thriller--about American youths who make a movie in Moscow and get involved with the underworld--is a seductive piece of filmmaking that should keep viewers hyperventilating to the last reel. Go to Full Review Mike Clark USA Today 01/01/2000
3/4
Though this slight but agreeable nail-biter loses a couple steps before its wrap-up, it's not before offering one of the funniest variations yet on the furious neighbor who wonders what's going on in the upstairs apartment. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
Anthony Waller's Mute Witness is one of those films, like Halloween or Blood Simple, where a strong story and a skillful use of horror film technique causes you to forget the low budget and limited production values. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network 11/19/2024
4/5
Anthony Waller's film is a huge surprise: fast-paced, well-shot, and featuring a great mix of comedy and thrills. Go to Full Review Emilie Black Cinema Crazed 06/11/2024
3.5/5
... the writing here is solid and creates a film that has actually surprising moments, makes an effort to be thrilling while being a bit less scary than other films of its ilk. Go to Full Review Jeff Beck The Blu Spot 06/10/2024
3.5/5
Mute Witness may have a somewhat simple premise, but using that as a foundation, it's able to derive plenty of thrills, chills, and even a few laughs, ultimately turning this into an effective '90s crime thriller that does quite a lot with so little. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ray L @RT17291655 Nov 28 Just watch this movie for the first time on shudder absolutely one of my all-time favorite films was on the edge of my seat the whole movie See more Craig W. @CJWolfe27 Oct 7 Great thriller with some great chase sequences See more Stephen C @bob25009 07/01/2025 Success in 1 hour and 38 minutes. See more Garry A @heavyg 06/22/2025 It's not really a horror. It's a good thriller though, although the comedic bits didn't gel for me. See more Ricardo d @RT43154676 12/29/2024 É uma pérola da década de 90. Colocar uma mocinha de terror que não pode gritar, muda, faz todo o diferencial. Naquela época os filmes de terror precisavam ter um alívio cômico, e hoje pode parecer estranho. Deveria ser refilmado. As cenas de perseguição são ótimas. A atriz de Billy fez um belo trabalho. See more Craig B @Boundsy 05/01/2024 Not too bad a movie. Probably more of a thriller than a horror for me. Decently acted for a 90s flick and moves along at a good pace. I think most will be able to pick a certain pivotal end scene well before it happens. See more Read all reviews
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Anthony Waller

Director

Mary Sudina

Billy Hughes

Fay Ripley

Karen Hughes

Evan Richards

Andy Clarke

Oleg Jankovskij

Larsen

Igor Volkow

Arkadi

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Synopsis Billy (Mary Sudina) is mute, but it hasn't kept her from becoming a successful makeup artist. While in Russia, working on a film directed by her sister's boyfriend, Andy (Evan Richards), Billy finds herself trapped in the studio one night and is horrified to see a snuff film being made. Billy escapes and, with the help of her sister, Kate (Fay Ripley), alerts authorities about what she saw. Unfortunately, in doing so, she makes an enemy of the Russian mafia, who funded the snuff film.
Director
Anthony Waller
Producer
Alexander Buchman, Richard Claus, Norbert Soentgen
Production Co
Patoss Films, Avrora Media, Comet Film Produktion GmbH, Meteor, Cobblestone Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 26, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA)
$962.2K
Runtime
1h 38m
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