Silent Hill

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Silent Hill

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Released Apr 21, 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

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

Rated: B

Oct 24, 2019

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

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.

Mar 24, 2007

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

More deadly than silent.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 25, 2006

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

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.

Jul 12, 2025

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Sharai Bohannon

A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast

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.

Rated: 4/5

May 23, 2025

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Concentrate on the design of the piece, and Silent Hill is a very effective and perverse fantasy thriller. Pay too much attention to the writing, and it will become a a much more hollow, unedifying experience.

Rated: 6/10

Feb 11, 2025

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Alejandra C

definitely a good film to watch with friends. Theres a game and everything. Original

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/06/25

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Audience Member

Honestly for a video game movie this was great. The parts where the movie attempted to throw in its own narrative rather than copying the game is where it fell flat but overall this movie is definitely not bad. The plot could have been a bit more compelling but the visuals and the atmosphere of the scenes was superb.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/05/25

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AMMAR A

"I love the Silent Hill movie — it gives you the perfect mix of horror vibes and mystery that keeps you hooked." "Silent Hill is one of my favorite horror movies. It delivers chilling horror vibes mixed with an eerie mystery that pulls you in from start to finish. If you enjoy atmosphere and suspense as much as scares, this is the perfect choice."

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/25

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monty G

first horror movie i ever saw. scared me the first time since i was 12 years old, but started to embrace it more and more as i got older.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/25

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Justin O.

Impressively true to the games aesthetic, and seeing pyramid head on screen is a delight. Bad dialogue (cringey at times) hold it back. All in all, a fun movie

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Pedro Henrique C

Silent Hill has a very promising beginning, but then the film starts to get boring and slow, and several times it reaches something but fails. 2h 5m were tiring for me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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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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