Silent Hill

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Silent Hill

R

2006

1h 59m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Unable to accept the fact that her daughter is dying, Rose (Radha Mitchell) decides to take the girl to a faith healer. On the way, the pair drive through a portal in reality, leading to an eerie town called Silent Hill. The town is surrounded by a potent darkness, and the human survivors fight a losing battle against it.

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Critics Consensus

Silent Hill is visually impressive, but as with many video game adaptations, it's plagued by inane dialogue, a muddled plot, and an overlong runtime.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

10/24/2019

B

Where this movie shines is in its disturbing imagery, its very creepy visuals, and the stunning production design.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

03/24/2007

Silent Hill starts out at point A and then goes so quickly, loudly and visually over-the-top that it flies completely off the rails into its own glorious weirdness.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

08/25/2006

2/5

More deadly than silent.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Dec 4

4/10

Unfortunately, the writing and acting is distractingly bad at times. Honestly, it felt like they spent all the budget on the production design, and then midway realized they never bothered with a script.

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Jul 12

Christophe Gans’ film remains an undeniably visceral and terrifying film, immersing the audience in a uniquely nightmarish world that runs on its own perverse dream logic.

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Sharai Bohannon

A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast

May 23

4/5

This is one of the best video game adaptations I have ever seen. It's brutal, dirty, and understands the video games I loved as a kid.

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Horror fan 4

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The images and setting drives this movie to the finish line. Tim Treakle

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Nov 17

One of my favourite horror movies. It doesn’t have tons of jump scares but instead builds up horror with the atmosphere. Are there issues? Sure but I just rewatched this with my kiddo and it’s still a stand out. The sets and world building are the best parts of this movie. I never played the games so I am only reviewing this from my viewing experience. I had a great time with this movie. The second one is dog water though.

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Lovell T

Nov 5

Watched during its first premiere, and after almost 2 decades later with multiple viewing, it's still one of my favorite horror movies. Atmospheric, sinister and mesmerizing. And who can ever forget the siren...

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Annie V

Oct 29

very bad movie not scary bored and slow a waste of time to see it avoid it if you can

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Calvin T

@Calvin504 Oct 25

To many side stories in it....

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Jacob S.

@jacobsimons Oct 16

20 years later and Silent Hill still holds up as one of the best practical effects horror films still! Yeah they botched the games story, the dialogue is poorly written, and it’s overlong by 20min, but this is my favorite video game franchise. The monsters, environment, soundtrack, cinematography and kills are undeniably top tier for horror. And it deserves 5 stars solely for that reason.

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Synopsis

Unable to accept the fact that her daughter is dying, Rose (Radha Mitchell) decides to take the girl to a faith healer. On the way, the pair drive through a portal in reality, leading to an eerie town called Silent Hill. The town is surrounded by a potent darkness, and the human survivors fight a losing battle against it.

Director: Christophe Gans
Producer: Don Carmody, Samuel Hadida
Screenwriter: Roger Avary, Nicolas Boukhrief, Christophe Gans, Roger Roberts
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Davis Films, TriStar Pictures
Rating: R (Some Language|Disturbing Images|Strong Horror Violence/Gore)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 21, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.0M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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