'
Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

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
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
84% Tomatometer 101 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
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.
Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

Where to Watch

Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil

What to Know

Critics Consensus

A social satire with razor-sharp teeth, Speak No Evil offers a darkly delicious treat for fans of misanthropic thrillers.

Read Critics Reviews

Audience Says

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.

Read Audience Reviews

Critics Reviews

View All (101) Critics Reviews
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

Audience Reviews

View All (250) audience reviews
Sotero B Great film, love the theme and how the actors portrayed how weak masculinity can be dangerous...A great ending Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/23/25 Full Review Matt G This has to go down as one of the most depressing films I have ever watched. I only watched it to the end as I was expecting a change of events or something to happen that might turn it round from being so horrific. Yes the acting was good but that just wouldn’t happen in reality. Unless you like watching films that make you feel shockingly depressed and miserable then find something else. Surely no one can enjoy this, I watch films for enjoyment. How could you make this film and watch it back and say yes I enjoyed making that! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/17/25 Full Review Audience Member This movie is poorly told. The concept is good. The beginning, although boring, still manages to drag you along, but then there is something missing until the ending which makes the ending feel unrealistic. I mean it is a simple concept, the same we use on animals. They follow us into slaughter, and huge elephants don'T resist a tiny rope around their ankle. They have unlearned the ability to struggle. I think that is what the maker tried to tell, but he failed to get the main characters to that point as if he ran out of time or ideas and settled for what the movie ended up to be. Björns lack of backbone exposes him to being conditioned, and then the ending should happen, but the conditioning is missing. No backbone is not enough to act the way the family did at the end. The lack of skill on the regisseur shows when he needs to constantly remind you this is actually a horror movie by having nature shots with foreboding music. Without that, you wouldn't even know this is a horror until the end. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Leif K This movie is awesome. Why did they remake it? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/27/25 Full Review Alejandro A So, here we are, first time ever for me writing a review. The cinematic and production of the movie was good, series history, it just became absolutely lame, there is no way than a person will react and take the decisions than the family in the movie did. A person with no arms and legs will be able to do more too try to survive. It was just desperate to watch how the history happened. Skip 100% and watch the remake from USA. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review Robson C Um casal dinamarquês e sua filha, de férias na Itália, conhecem uma família holandesa e seu filho. Logo, as famílias se tornam amigas. Um tempo depois, o casal holandês convida o dinamarquês para passar um final de semana na casa deles. Eles aceitam, sem saber do que irão encontrar. Agora que eu assisti o filme dinamarquês, posso fazer uma análise dele e comparar com o americano. Em primeiro lugar, o original é muito melhor. A questão do incômodo dos dois filmes já é uma questão a ser tratada. No original, o incomodo vem dos limites que cada vez mais o casal holandês vai forçando, o que faz com que o dinamarquês vá se tornando cada vez mais passivo. O Patrick de Fedja van Huêt vai cometendo as suas indiscrições, mas mantém um sorriso no rosto. O Paddy do James McAvoy não é tão sutil como Patrick. Principalmente porque a toda hora ele se impõe através do seu corpo bombado. Paddy é um perigo iminente. Patrick é mais sinuoso. Outro ponto importante é o choque de culturas entre as duas famílias, ou talvez, o choque de estereótipos, com os nórdicos mais contidos e frios e os holandeses, mais desinibidos. No remake, não dá muito para fazer isso, já que temos 2 casais que falam o mesmo idioma e um país colonizou o outro. Assim, em vez de um choque de cultura, temos um choque de educação e sinceridade. No sentido, que o casal inglês fala o que pensa, sem filtro e o americano não quer constrangê-los. Pontos a favor do remake são o background para os personagens principais e a utilização do coelho de pelúcia das meninas de forma mais inteligente e necessária para a trama. O remake refaz boa parte das cenas originais. Pouca coisa é original. E aí chegamos a última parte do filme. O remake decide ir para um lado mais "americano de ser" no cinema. O original, apesar de muita gente não gostar, tem um final mais perto da realidade, se podemos dizer isso. Muita gente reclama da passividade dos dinamarqueses. Mas eles foram assim o filme todo e não seria no final que isso mudaria. Até porque, provavelmente, a maioria das pessoas comportaria da mesma forma que eles no final. Speak No Evil original é um terror psicológico, onde a revelação é o de menos, pois isso vem sendo bombardeado desde o início, com a trilha sonora. Os 2 elencos estão muito bem, defendendo muito bem seus personagens. Escolha o seu Speak No Evil. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/18/25 Full Review Read all reviews
Speak No Evil

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Movie Info

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)
Most Popular at Home Now