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Silent Hill

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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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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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald 08/25/2006
2/5
More deadly than silent. Go to Full Review
Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Jan 22
"Silent Hill" is Stephen King’s "Carrie" on steroids. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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Benjamin W. @Code70 12h Pretty dang good, as far as video game adaptions go. The first Silent Hill video game adaption has been kinda reinterpreted as one of the better video game movie adaptions of all time over the years. Which, admittedly, isn’t really saying all that much, but it is a solid time with some pretty decent characters, a menacing villain, and some pretty impressive production design and visuals, for the time. It’s also surprisingly dark and violent, and effectively kind of messed up at points in what it’s going for. And, while I haven’t played any of the Silent Hill video games (as a point of reference), I’d say this film, in and of itself, did a pretty good job in exploring its central themes and ideas within the story. I can’t really compare it to the games since I haven’t played them, but according to the fans, I think this film does a better job at it than most. It’s pretty flawed, too. But taking it on its own terms, I think it’s a pretty solid video adaption. See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Mar 10 I watched it before I new it came from a video game. That piano riff is one of the most chilling pieces to provide disturbing atmosphere in any movie I've seen. I used to cite this movie as my favorite horror movie. I need a rewatch. So many disturbing images to be seen in this movie. The second one isn't as good, but if you're a fan, you should watch it. PYRAMID HEAD!!!!!!!! See more Lauren S @MONKS85 Feb 22 I watched this in the theater in 2006. THAT was an experience. The movie still holds up today. Cybil and Rose are just about the two hottest heroines ever. This film is disturbing, not just in it's hellish, gory imagery, but in it's mysteriously slow unveiling of an act committed against a child that is so demonic that the child took on an uber demonic nature that far surpassed her offenders. See more Stephen G @patient1 Feb 12 First watch, I was impressed with the attempt at keeping the film terrifyingly spooky and keeping you on edge at what could come next. The creature effects are too notch creepy and the imagery of what we're seeing will Haunt some, if lucky. I really enjoyed the game in total Darkness and with the sound coming through my stereo with the bass deep enough to feel their foot steps. I'm always ready for the 100th+ watch. See more brodie s @Bear103838 Feb 5 Terrible from the beginning to end 😭☹️ See more Jesse S. @AquaLeaderJesse Feb 4 Even if it's not a faithful adaptation, it's still the best video game film of the 2000s. See more Read all reviews
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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
2h 5m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)