The Silencing

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The Silencing

R

2020

1h 33m

Mystery & Thriller

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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.

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Critics Consensus

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

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

08/14/2020

2/4

One does feel one's seen all this before.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

08/14/2020

2/5

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.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

12/03/2023

3/4

...a solid thriller that benefits from Coster-Waldau’s stirring (and sympathetic) performance and a compelling, surprising narrative...

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Clement Tyler Obropta

Film Inquiry

11/12/2022

The Silencing is an underseen, underrated film that knows why its tropes work and stick to its guns.

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Alix Turner

Ready Steady Cut

02/11/2021

2/5

Well made but essentially dull crime drama: nothing we haven't seen before.

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Johnny Loftus

Decider

01/11/2021

Ultimately, The Silencing doesn't say anything much at all.

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Bryan

08/24/2020

I enjoyed the movie. It was great to be back in a theater again.

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Outtatoone

08/17/2020

Nice surprise. It exceeded my expectations. Good story and acting - nice mixture of action, suspense and drama.

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Brent W

08/16/2020

Descent movie for not having any real big name actors in it. Good plot line and not overly predictable.

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Dr Vickie C

08/15/2020

Very good movie! Full of so much suspense! Lots of turns and twists!

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Matthew R

@88rock88 Sep 6

A good slow-burning thriller with a genuine feel about it, worth a watch just for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's performance alone.

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FABRIZIO S

Aug 10

Good locations, but the plot is full of holes. There's no depth into the protagonists' psychology, and the motivations for the crime are laughable. Good for a casual evening.

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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: Silencing Canada Productions, Wildling Pictures, Madrona Drive, Anova Pictures
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

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