Silent House

R

Released Mar 9, 2012

1 hr. 28 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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42%

135 Reviews

Tomatometer

30%

25,000+ Ratings

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Sarah (Elizabeth Olsen) is working with her father (Adam Trese) and uncle (Eric Sheffer Stevens) to renovate an old family home to prepare it for sale. Long vacant, the house has no utilities, forcing the trio to rely on battery-operated lanterns to light their way. Sarah becomes separated from her relatives and soon finds she is trapped inside the cabin, with no contact with the outside world. Panic turns to real terror as the young woman experiences events that become increasingly ominous.

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Critics Consensus

Silent House is more technically proficient and ambitious than most fright-fests, but it also suffers from a disappointing payoff.

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Dana K

The tension was good throughout the film, as was Olsen's acting, but you can pretty much see the ending coming from a mile away fairly early….

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Audience Member

it's a remake of an Argentinian horror picture of the same name but nothing especially groundbreaking in the genre of horror here but Elizabeth Olsen is shaping up to be a young, prestigous actress she carries the film on her own the 1st half is cleverly creepy being shot in the dark, the 2nd half really tests the viewer knowing what's actually haunting this house and of course the ending sadly disappoints the fact that Silent House is also a one-shot picture is astonishing too since there are no cuts or any other edits it may be disorienting for some but anyone who can handle it should be ok some parts made me jump a lot too if you think this is another found-footage flick you are certainly wrong this movie is a sure showcase for the 3rd Olsen sister

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/24

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Wes H

What a waste of time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Calvin T

Just dumb....I had to turn my 📺 down because all that moaning it a silent house sounded like porn 😆

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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James B

good twist ending but film is very slow good performance by elizabeth olson but its very slow moving and more like a thriller than a horror film its ok saw it on max app. decent film will be too slow for some. i enjoyed some of it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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Jelisije J

This movie left me a bit dissatisfied with the twist at the end of the film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/12/23

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Chris Kentis

Director

Laura Lau

Director

Elizabeth Olsen

Sarah

Adam Trese

John

Eric Sheffer Stevens

Peter

Julia Chan

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Film-makers Lau and Kentis seem to lose their collective mojo 20 minutes in and we're left watching a mostly dark screen and listening to a great deal of random panting.

Rated: 2/5

May 4, 2012

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It's still atmospheric enough, and like the original, has a quasi-theatrical event status. But it feels like a copy.

Rated: 3/5

May 3, 2012

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Olsen's brilliantly nervy and detailed performance deserved a flick that knew how to house it.

Rated: 3/5

May 3, 2012

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Patrick Cavanaugh

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Really only works if you're willing to set aside any contradicting or convoluted narrative elements, at least offering up some effective atmosphere.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 24, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

For what feels like a very long 85-minute runtime, we’re right there with Olsen, tolerating genre clichés that can’t be made up for with flashy editing or a good performance.

Rated: 1/4

Feb 22, 2023

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A flawed film with a near flawless performance by Olsen.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 23, 2020

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Synopsis

Sarah (Elizabeth Olsen) is working with her father (Adam Trese) and uncle (Eric Sheffer Stevens) to renovate an old family home to prepare it for sale. Long vacant, the house has no utilities, forcing the trio to rely on battery-operated lanterns to light their way. Sarah becomes separated from her relatives and soon finds she is trapped inside the cabin, with no contact with the outside world. Panic turns to real terror as the young woman experiences events that become increasingly ominous.

Director: Chris Kentis, Laura Lau
Executive Producer: Mickey Liddell, Jennifer Monroe, Danny Perkins, Adeline Fontan Tessaur, Eva Diederix, George Paaswell, Lynette Howell Taylor
Screenwriter: Laura Lau
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Elle Driver, Doco Digital, Eye for an Eye Filmworks
Rating: R (Terror|Disturbing Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 9, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.6M
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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