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Soft & Quiet

Play trailer 2:00 Poster for Soft & Quiet Released Nov 4, 2022 1h 32m Horror Mystery & Thriller Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Playing out in real time, SOFT & QUIET is a runaway train that follows a single afternoon in the life of an elementary school teacher, Emily, who organizes an inaugural club meeting of like-minded women. When they all decide to move the meeting to Emily's house to keep the wine flowing, they stop at the local store to pick up refreshments. At the store, an altercation breaks out between a woman from Emily's past and the group, leading to a volatile chain of events.
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A painfully timely horror-fueled thriller, Soft & Quiet forces the viewer to confront the ugly underbelly of modern American race relations.

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David Fear Rolling Stone The formal conceit forces you, in fact, to pay attention to how easily combustible incidents like the ones you see in Soft & Quiet are, and acknowledge how embedded into our modern firmament this prettified poison is now. Nov 4, 2022 Full Review Katie Rife RogerEbert.com Soft & Quiet is extremely effective as a piece of educational agitprop. Rated: 3.5/4 Nov 4, 2022 Full Review Carlos Aguilar TheWrap Within 90 minutes, their monstrous worldview turns them into murderous home invaders, and though the timeframe is arguably an exaggeration, it gets the point across succinctly. Nov 4, 2022 Full Review Joseph Tomastik Loud and Clear Reviews I could actually feel my stomach churning and see my arms trembling as I held them over my face ... I was anticipating a lot of discomfort and hard-to-watch moments in Soft & Quiet, but this film exceeded even those expectations. Rated: 5/5 Oct 5, 2024 Full Review Gianmarco Farfán Cinencuentro The terrifying thing about this film is that it allows us to see how movements of destruction of others for ethnic reasons can emerge from unexpected places. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 30, 2024 Full Review Jericho Tadeo MovieWeb All we're left with by the end of the film is anger, death, and, especially for racialized audiences, trauma. More significantly, and detrimentally as far as the movie-watching experience goes, we're left with nothing we didn't already know. Jul 12, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Stylistically phenomenal. It is shot in a handheld manner, similarly to Silent House starring Lizzie Olsen. I really liked the personal aspect of following the footsteps of these characters, as if I was a part of the night. If you've seen the movie, what I just said sounds horrible, but I thought it was intriguing yet also disgusting. The characters are all deplorable, and there is not really a conclusive ending, but I don't mind it. It's a captured series of events, and the director chose to end the movie once those events are over. It was a challenging movie. It had a strong indie vibe to it, and I couldn't help but appreciate the artistry behind the film. I do sort of wish to have seen some consequences, but I also liked thinking about it afterwards, and making conclusions by myself. Thank you. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review Victoria F One of the most enthralling and captivating movies I've seen. I went into this cold with absolutely no context. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Linn H K The irony in the title, 'cause this is anything but. Took me by complete suprise. I had to take a pause before I could watch further. And to think this is a debut film. Just wow. Gut punch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Alyster John E Wow the audience meter sure is wrong in this one. I tend not to delve into Audience ratings that much. Worth a watch but definitely only once. The acting was scarily good, and "one shot" filming complements the insanity of it all. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review Jonah K scariest pie since cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2. on a serious note, this movie gradates from surprising to uncomfortable, from unsettling to downright brutal. if you’re going to watch this i’d recommend going in blind, with the exception of knowing that this film is not an easy watch in the slightest. biggest surprise of 2022 for me. a harrowing movie that i never want to watch again. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Fernie C The greatest proof of the accuracy and pertinence of this film's script and themes is the review bombing it's getting. Make no mistake: people are leaving such low ratings because the movie hit the bullseye. Not only the script makes a perfect portrayal of certain "movements" that are happening in the USA (not NOT ONLY there!), but also shows how these movements are profoundly weak, chaotic and incompetent. This is a dangerous movie. Artistically, the triumphs abound. Instead of playing along with all the usual and boring tropes, cliches and conventions of thriller/horror movies (as Get Out did, for example), Soft & Quiet follows its narrative organically, employing the "real time" technique in a way that's not gimmicky, and all the narrative and thematic elements mesh together very naturally. It's not a "scary movie" artificially inflating its own weight with "social commentary", but a story that's driven entirely by the themes it presents. It's not a subtle movie, but I don't see this as a flaw. Some parts look heavy-handed and on the nose because, truthfully, that's the world we're living in. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Playing out in real time, SOFT & QUIET is a runaway train that follows a single afternoon in the life of an elementary school teacher, Emily, who organizes an inaugural club meeting of like-minded women. When they all decide to move the meeting to Emily's house to keep the wine flowing, they stop at the local store to pick up refreshments. At the store, an altercation breaks out between a woman from Emily's past and the group, leading to a volatile chain of events.
Director
Beth de Araújo
Producer
Joshua Beirne-Golden, Josh Peters, Saba Zerehi, Beth de Araújo
Screenwriter
Beth de Araújo
Distributor
Momentum Pictures
Production Co
Blumhouse Productions, Second Grade Teacher
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 4, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 4, 2022
Runtime
1h 32m
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