Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

The Silencing

Play trailer 2:02 Poster for The Silencing R Released Aug 14, 2020 1h 33m Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
20% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 90% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Verified Ratings
A reformed hunter and a female sheriff get caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse when they set out to track a killer who may have kidnapped his daughter five years earlier.
Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

Where to Watch

The Silencing

The Silencing

What to Know

Critics Consensus

The Silencing mistakes mood for character development, leading to an undercooked mystery that fails to generate much interest.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View All (25) Critics Reviews
Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com One does feel one's seen all this before. Rated: 2/4 Aug 14, 2020 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone In this stale thriller, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays a alcoholic hunter who tries to catch a serial killer of teen girls. Even in these troubled times, when we all hunger for escapism, this long journey to a lame ending hardly fills the bill. Rated: 2/5 Aug 14, 2020 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a solid thriller that benefits from Coster-Waldau’s stirring (and sympathetic) performance and a compelling, surprising narrative... Rated: 3/4 Dec 3, 2023 Full Review Clement Tyler Obropta Film Inquiry The Silencing is an underseen, underrated film that knows why its tropes work and stick to its guns. Nov 12, 2022 Full Review Alix Turner Ready Steady Cut Well made but essentially dull crime drama: nothing we haven't seen before. Rated: 2/5 Feb 11, 2021 Full Review Johnny Loftus Decider Ultimately, The Silencing doesn't say anything much at all. Jan 11, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (4) audience reviews
Bryan I enjoyed the movie. It was great to be back in a theater again. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/24/20 Full Review Outtatoone Nice surprise. It exceeded my expectations. Good story and acting - nice mixture of action, suspense and drama. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/17/20 Full Review Brent W Descent movie for not having any real big name actors in it. Good plot line and not overly predictable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/16/20 Full Review Dr Vickie C Very good movie! Full of so much suspense! Lots of turns and twists! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/15/20 Full Review Laleh A Lack of logic. The story dosent justify the serial killing. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/18/24 Full Review Bob G Fairly suspenseful movie. I would recommend this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
The Silencing

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Awakening the Zodiac 42% 32% Awakening the Zodiac Watchlist TRAILER for Awakening the Zodiac Don't Tell a Soul 73% 58% Don't Tell a Soul Watchlist TRAILER for Don't Tell a Soul Looking Glass 23% 10% Looking Glass Watchlist Infidel 58% 86% Infidel Watchlist TRAILER for Infidel I See You 73% 74% I See You Watchlist TRAILER for I See You Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis A reformed hunter and a female sheriff get caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse when they set out to track a killer who may have kidnapped his daughter five years earlier.
Director
Robin Pront
Producer
Cybill Lui Eppich
Screenwriter
Micah Ranum
Distributor
Saban Films
Production Co
Wildling Pictures, Anova Pictures, Silencing Canada Productions, Madrona Drive
Rating
R (Some Disturbing Images|Language|Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 16, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$93.8K
Runtime
1h 33m
Most Popular at Home Now