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Speak No Evil

Play trailer 1:50 Poster for Speak No Evil Released Sep 9, 2022 1h 38m Horror Mystery & Thriller Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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On a vacation in Tuscany, two families -- one Danish, one Dutch -- meet and become fast friends. Months later, the free-spirited Dutch family extends an invitation to the more conservative Danish one for a holiday weekend getaway at their countryside home. However, it doesn't take long before things gradually get out of hand as the joy of reunion is replaced with misunderstandings. The Dutch hospitality quickly turns unnerving for the Danes, and they find themselves increasingly caught in a web of their own politeness in the face of eccentric... or is it sinister... behavior.
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A social satire with razor-sharp teeth, Speak No Evil offers a darkly delicious treat for fans of misanthropic thrillers.

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It's well-acted and definitely has something to say, but Speak No Evil isn't really scary -- and it'll be a tough watch for all but the most desensitized viewers.

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Kristy Puchko Mashable Speak No Evil is a dark journey well worth the cost of admission. Oct 9, 2022 Full Review Scott Tobias The Reveal (Substack) A Type B nightmare come slowly yet ferociously to life. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 3, 2022 Full Review Nick Schager The Daily Beast A thriller that depicts the path to hell as paved with minor transgressions. Sep 16, 2022 Full Review Joseph Tomastik Loud and Clear Reviews The Danish Speak No Evil (2022) smartly utilizes dark social satire to slowly, quietly submerge viewers into genuinely disturbing horror. Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 17, 2024 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix Speak No Evil rips apart the false sense of security that people have when they think strangers are instant friends. The horror in this thriller isn’t delivered until the movie’s last third, but it packs a very bleak wallop. Sep 14, 2024 Full Review Joe Muldoon Battle Royale With Cheese Speak No Evil is an excruciating watch, and one worth surrendering ourselves to. A provocative satire of middle-class sensibilities, it forces its audience to look inwards in a way hitherto unexplored. Aug 9, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tony T SPOILERS. Acting was great and the background music was pretty good but the story is a let down. No one in their right mind would act like the way the protagonists did at the end. I mean, I don't have kids but who in their right mind would sit next to their daughter without doing anything while a woman (who is not bigger than the mother) cuts out her tongue. That scene, in particular, ruined the movie for me. Any mother would die before she lets someone do that to her child. The less said about the father the better. Also, they just give up without a fight. I could understand the decision if the assailants were armed with guns or machetes at least. All they had was a SCISSOR. It was described as the most disturbing movie to have come out in the last few years. I would say it is the most disappointing one. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Kai H SPOILERS This bullshit is the peak of horror movie stupidity in the main two leads. And yes, while the horror truly punches you in the gut, the sheer frustration I felt when they ignore about 50 red flags and the way they give up for no GODDAMN REASON in the end overrode any kind of sympathy I felt towards them. Basically, as one conversation with a villain goes: "Why are you doing this?" "Because you let me." Yes. Pretty much. You let it. You let it like a limp dying fish. No parent would act this way. I don't even have kids but I do have a younger sister and I would literally die for her even in a worse situation. And the thing is, a single gun being in the picture would have fixed the utter bafflement I felt. The only thing the villains had were fists and one pair of ROUNDED on the end garden scissors. Are you telling me you are going to let them kill you when wielding those tiny ass sci- yes. you are. of course you are. They didn't even use the scissors, but rocks. ROCKS. Stupid script aside, the actors, cinematics and score were amazing, so I will give it some credit. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Jay A Not truly horror but suspensful. What makes this movie anywhere near "great" is the line, "Why are you doing this"…"Because you let me." So true in all horror, no one ever fights to live, this movie just told it to us straight. Good Stuff. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review Audience Member The protagonists were so incredibly stupid and passive that I didn't care less about anything that happened to them. I don't even think the world's most gullible person would be as naive and trusting of strangers as these two were. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Ethan M The movie has good visuals and good actors, but really bad content. Firstly, the movie lacks common sense. There are many scenes in which the actors make stupid choices on purpose to continue the transition of the movie. This is awful. It is awful to see things in a movie that a regular person wouldn't do in real life. I can't recommend this movie because it doesn't represent real-life or real scenarios Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Pe E Now that I watch this American version, I love even more the bravery of presenting such a shocking end. Actually, I just watch the american version to see how they would reconstruct the end, and could not be more disappointing. But made me love the original even more Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On a vacation in Tuscany, two families -- one Danish, one Dutch -- meet and become fast friends. Months later, the free-spirited Dutch family extends an invitation to the more conservative Danish one for a holiday weekend getaway at their countryside home. However, it doesn't take long before things gradually get out of hand as the joy of reunion is replaced with misunderstandings. The Dutch hospitality quickly turns unnerving for the Danes, and they find themselves increasingly caught in a web of their own politeness in the face of eccentric... or is it sinister... behavior.
Director
Christian Tafdrup
Producer
Jacob Jarek
Screenwriter
Christian Tafdrup, Mads Tafdrup
Distributor
IFC Midnight
Production Co
Profile Pictures
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 9, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 15, 2022
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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