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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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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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

While this adaptation was surprisingly faithful to the game, when told through the medium of film the plot is a bloated and confusing mess. It is hard to connect with the film’s characters in the onslaught of horror imagery and exposition dumps.

Rated: 2/5

May 22, 2024

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Audience Member

Don’t know why everyones hating on this movie. It’s sooo good love this movie. People saying there’s bad acting I thought they all did a great job! The main character rose did really well and Andrea from the walking dead (Laurie Holden) is a great actor. The wee girl did a great job playing 3 different characters aswell. The look and feel of the movie is great. The monsters all look great they all did a really good job. Would definitely recommend watching this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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Simon B

The critics are so wrong about this movie I thought this was a really good movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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Anna F

De lo mejor de adaptaciones

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/25

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Robson C

Sharon, a filha adotiva de Rose e Chris, tem pesadelos e é sonâmbula. Sempre que está nesse estado, ela menciona um lugar chamado Silent Hill. Rose resolve ir até essa cidade para descobrir o que pode estar causando isso na sua filha. Após sofrer um acidente de carro, Sharon desaparece e Rose vai descobrir as verdades sobre aquela cidade. Nunca joguei nenhum videogame desta franquia, então vou analisar o filme como um filme de terror mesmo. Christophe Gans é o diretor do também muito bom Pacto Com Lobos, onde temos mistura de terror com artes marciais, na França do século 18. Aqui ele constrói todo um mundo, onde cinzas caem do céu formando uma neblina, e a trilha sonora ajuda a compor a tensão. Há vários momentos em que Gans realiza movimentos de câmera que nos lembra os vídeogames. O CGI deve ter sido muito bom na época, mas envelheceu mal. Porém as criaturas que surgem são bem assustadoras ainda, como o Pyramid Head ou as Bubble Head Nurses. O roteiro é montado como um vídeogame, onde Rose e Cybill, uma policial que acaba arrastada para este mundo, vão enfrentando os chefões de cada fase, até o momento final, realizando tarefas necessárias para avançar. Como disse, não posso compará-lo com o game, mas como filme de terror, com certeza, é um dos mais tensos e assustadores, com criaturas que já fazem parte da culltura pop e do gênero de terror.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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Audience Member

the film seems simple and boring in places, but the ending was clearly good p.s. another film where religious people are shown in a negative way (actually as cultists)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/26/25

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J H

It looks great and has a very creepy atmosphere. Unfortunately, the script is absolute rubbish. I mean, burn the witch? Really?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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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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