A Quiet Place

Name: A Quiet Place
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Horror
Released: April 6, 2018
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 82
Cast: Cade Woodward, Doris McCarthy, Emily Blunt, Evangelina Cavoli, Ezekiel Cavoli

2018

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Universal acclaim based on 55 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 1289 Ratings

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: April 6, 2018 | PG-13

Starring: Cade Woodward, Doris McCarthy, Emily Blunt, Evangelina Cavoli, Ezekiel Cavoli, John Krasinski, Leon Russom, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Rhoda Pell

Summary: A family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. If they hear you, they hunt you.

Director: John Krasinski

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 90 min

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Apr 13, 2018

In its simplicity and punch, this is a film that feels as if it could have been made decades ago, in the classic age of Planet of the Apes or The Omega Man. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Apr 5, 2018

It may not make the masterpiece cut, but this taut horror thriller is enormously entertaining, because it’s organized around a terrific idea — the necessity of absolute silence. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

Apr 5, 2018

A Quiet Place is brief, taut and often quite terrifying. And it creates in its audience a fascinating relationship with sound. Read full review

David Edelstein

Apr 3, 2018

The movie suffers from having no obvious endgame, and it’s not as fun as the recent, less tony shut-the-hell-up horror movie Don’t Breathe. But it’s aggressively scary. Read full review

Anthony Lane

Apr 9, 2018

That is why, of the two tales, A Quiet Place is not just more enjoyable but, alien invaders notwithstanding, more coherently plausible, revelling in the logic of well-grounded terror. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Apr 5, 2018

A Quiet Place is an extremely compelling experience—but it could have been greater still. Read full review

Gary Thompson

Apr 4, 2018

Krasinski makes suspension of disbelief easy, and the movie mostly works — I can’t remember the last time I was in a movie theater so quiet. Read full review

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Rebecca31

Apr 6, 2018

Builds the tension to perfection, I absolutely loved A Quiet Place. A family must live out their lives in silence to avoid being killed by mysterious monsters that hunt purely by sound. A gripping and hugely intense experience. I know it’s only April but this might just be the best horror ofBuilds the tension to perfection, I absolutely loved A Quiet Place. A family must live out their lives in silence to avoid being killed by mysterious monsters that hunt purely by sound. A gripping and hugely intense experience. I know it’s only April but this might just be the best horror of the year.

Starring and directed by John Krasinski, also starring Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds. A horror/thriller done right, A Quiet Place delivers exactly what you expect and more. It wastes no time getting started, you’re plunged into silence for a good portion of the film so for all you noisy popcorn munchers out there you’ve been warned. A movie that requires everyone to remain quiet, every sound is deafening and the frights have an even greater impact. A tense and thrilling experience build around a simple yet original idea. A Quiet Place achieves what many horrors fail at, it doesn’t fall apart in the third act but more importantly it will scare you. Highly recommended.… Expand

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floppyjabjab

Jul 13, 2018

you won't find any horror movie that will keep your suspance as much as this one does, plus you really connect with the characters. masterpiece by John Krasinsky aka Jim from the Office

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amehanna

Nov 20, 2018

Psycho, The Shining, Silence of the Lambs, Seven, all part of the history of cinematic psychological thrillers, all leaving a mark on audiences, and now they are joined by A Quiet Place.

The film, without a prologue, tells the story of the Abbott family of four as they navigate their livesPsycho, The Shining, Silence of the Lambs, Seven, all part of the history of cinematic psychological thrillers, all leaving a mark on audiences, and now they are joined by A Quiet Place.

The film, without a prologue, tells the story of the Abbott family of four as they navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. Actor-Director John Krasinski crafts this film with a focus not on the “scares”, not on the “creatures” but on the aspect of the narrative’s core family, all the while ensuring that every single beat the narrative sets up is used and paid-off later in the film.

By placing emphasis on the family, Krasinski gives this film a level of intimacy that heightens the fear-filled experience of the overall picture.

A Quiet Place’s success rests on three elements of production.

The first is the shoulders of the cast due to the fact that the narrative from a macro-level is a simple survival film, but on the micro-level, the film is about the family and their connection with each other, their love for each other, and how far parents would go to protect their own.

Emily Blunt delivers what it by far her most powerful and genuine performances of her career as the matriarch of the family.

Having to worry about giving birth to a new baby, while dealing with the loss of her youngest son, Blunt has to present a very dynamic, layered, and complex character in the most grounded way possible.

Blunt’s performance should force the Academy to nominate performances in genre films more often because she deserves a nod for this.

The two younger actors Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds in many ways upstage their older counterparts.

Millicent Simmonds, who is actually deaf, brings in a concreteness to her performance and a reality that aids the film feel more grounded. Simmonds plays the feisty rebellious daughter who is trying to figure out her place within her family and trying to come to terms with the loss of her youngest brother while partly blaming herself for his passing and fearing that her father dislikes her.

Noah Jupe’s innocence and heart also offers the film its vulnerability that is needed for a narrative like this. His character’s arc as a young boy having to grow up and the fear and struggle to learn to be the man of the family.

John Krasinski’s maturity and ability to juggle three positions (actor, director, and producer), also delivers a heart-felt performance as the family’s patriarch.

In a touching scene, Blunt’s Evelyn asks Krasinski’s Lee, “Who are we if we can’t protect them?” – a question that resonates in this day and age with the world being a dark and hopeless place.

Krasinski, a father of two, clearly brings forth his human and fatherly fears and infuses it into every single scene in the film.

The second aspect that brings forth A Quiet Place’s success is its intricate sound design and sound mixing. Creating sonic envelopes, a dynamically layered soundscape that shifts perspectives to enrich the audience’s experience within the film, the sound designers and sound mixers strike a home run with their work on this feature.

Sound in the film is the enemy of this family, it is the antagonist of the film in many ways which makes the narrative quite interesting.

The final element that ensures this film becoming a film listed in top psychological thriller lists, is its universal ideology.

Sure, Krasinski has stated that the film is about what parents would do to protect their own, but deep down the film is more than that.

The film, with sound being the thing that brings about danger, tackles how families sometimes avoid speaking to each other in fear of hurting one another.

The father who won’t forgets to remind his daughter that he loves her, the mother that can’t get over how in her heart she feels that she failed her son, the son who doesn’t want to take over his father’s role, and the daughter who wants to be a leader and not let herself be labeled by her disability.

This layer brings such a reality to the film that will hit you in your core.

A Quiet Place is a must-see, not as a psychological thriller, not for the adrenaline rush, but for its masterful craftsmanship as a film about the need for communication and the importance of family.… Expand

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lorem

Mar 30, 2020

An interesting film, with a story full of tension and suspense, told in an original way, despite the fact that it has a post-apocalyptic cliché premise.

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Habibiehakim

May 28, 2021

7.5/10
A Quiet Place is more about the intensity, even though i'm not sure if this gonna be my nightmare, in terms of the performance it was alright, but the score and the monster was very great, John Krasinski acting and directing was well done enough to make A Quiet Place still a pretty7.5/10
A Quiet Place is more about the intensity, even though i'm not sure if this gonna be my nightmare, in terms of the performance it was alright, but the score and the monster was very great, John Krasinski acting and directing was well done enough to make A Quiet Place still a pretty good movie, is it perfect? no, is it watchable? 100%.… Expand

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ryeca

May 3, 2018

The concept of the movie definitely surpasses the execution. The audience is treated like a bunch of idiots, and literally shown (on a whiteboard) the criteria that the movie sets up about the creatures. The end is obvious. All in all, this movie was a boring thriller, containing a fewThe concept of the movie definitely surpasses the execution. The audience is treated like a bunch of idiots, and literally shown (on a whiteboard) the criteria that the movie sets up about the creatures. The end is obvious. All in all, this movie was a boring thriller, containing a few jump-scares and a poorly constructed sci-fi world. Why do we keep hyping mediocre movies?… Expand

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ArthurBaggins

Sep 11, 2018

ZERO POINTS. This is literally the worst movie ever made. In no way can I understand how ANYONE could suspend belief - this would require below 3rd grade logic, an IQ less than their shoe size, and/or a payment from the film's production company. Luckily we used a free rental coupon and gotZERO POINTS. This is literally the worst movie ever made. In no way can I understand how ANYONE could suspend belief - this would require below 3rd grade logic, an IQ less than their shoe size, and/or a payment from the film's production company. Luckily we used a free rental coupon and got the 4k Digital version for $0.99, and I still feel ripped off. The critics must have been paid off, this is a total waste of time and I'd recommend that anyone who actually enjoyed this movie or was genuinely scared should hold their wife's boyfriend's hand next time they watch it. Not scary. Not intriguing. Filled with comedically fragile and moronic protagonists, with whom the viewer has no emotional attachments, due to zero character development or backstory. Thousands of logic and plot holes. LITERALLY the worst thing I've ever watched. John Krasinski, I award you ZERO points and may god have mercy on your soul.… Expand

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