The Quiet
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Metascore
29 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 24 Critics What's this?

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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

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  • Starring: Camilla Belle, Edie Falco, Elisha Cuthbert
  • Summary: Popular cheerleader Nina Deer's (Cuthbert) world is turned upside down when her parents (Falco and Donovan) adopt a recently orphaned deaf girl, Dot (Belle). But in this suburban home, things are not what they seem. Dot's arrival puts a crack in Nina's idyllic social life and the dark secrets her family harbors soon become exposed. (Sony Pictures Classics)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 24
  3. Negative: 16 out of 24
  1. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    75
    Overall this is a compelling and sometimes disturbing motion picture.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    An unconvincing and uninvolving psychological thriller.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    38
    Trapped between edgy art flick and exploitation psychothriller, The Quiet manages to be neither, and manages to be pretty awful in the bargain.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    38
    A screamingly bad melodrama whose message seems to be that people who think they're talking to a deaf person admit things they wouldn't admit to themselves. Silence, please.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. HenryK.
    10
    The critics are really off on this one. It's a blast from start to finish. Thought provoking, dark, and very funny.
  2. ScottM
    8
    I'm surprised. I usually agree with critics. This film is flawed, as a result of the micro-budget, but is rich and compelling, far more so than I expected. I was very impressed.… Expand
  3. NathanL.
    7
    Strong performances, the story was okay. But overall, better than I expected.
  4. [Anonymous]
    3
    tried way too hard & just missed the mark, in my opinion. I kept checking my watch.

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