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Director: Christophe Gans
Writer: Roger Avary
Production: Davis-Films
Movie Details: The eerie and deserted town of Silent Hill draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her
The eerie and deserted town of Silent Hill draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her only child's illness. Unable to accept the doctor's diagnosis that her daughter should be permanently institutionalized for psychiatric care, Rose (Mitchell) flees with her child, heading for the abandoned town in search of answers -- and ignoring the protests of her husband. [Sony Pictures]
Genre(s): Drama Mystery Thriller Fantasy Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Production: Davis-Films
Runtime: 125 min
Home Release Date: Aug 22, 2006
Countries: USA Japan France Canada
Language: English
Director: Christophe Gans
Writer: Roger Avary
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Critic Reviews
(21)
31
Metascore Generally unfavorable reviews
2 Positive Ratings 9%
9 Mixed Ratings 42%
10 Negative Ratings 47%
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Slant Magazine
Nick Schager
"Despite its often-overwhelming nonsensicality, there’s ultimately something irresistibly fiendish about Silent Hill, which not only condemns holier-than-thou religious zealots, but also—if I understand its gruesome finale—seems to be firmly on the side of the Devil." ... Read full review
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Empire
James Dyer
"A step in the right direction for console-to-screen transitions and a twisted masterpiece of set design. Ultimately, though, it's a little too much like watching someone else play the game." ... Read full review
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Los Angeles Times
Jan Stuart
"Works up a decent amount of solid, creep-show atmosphere in its first act before making some absurd decisions of its own in its second." ... Read full review
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Village Voice
Bill Gallo
"Stuffed with cheap effects and devoid of tension, this French-Japanese-U.S. co-production contributes exactly zilch to the rich film history of those three nations; the most horror-crazed teen may be hard-pressed to find any authentic thrills here." ... Read full review
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Jason Anderson
"Though Silent Hill's shoddy dialogue and incoherent story constantly irritate, several sights and scenes possess a certain surreal grandeur...Sadly, that's not enough to compensate for Silent Hill's utter lack of tension, intrigue, character development or satisfactory explanations for what the hell's happening on the screen." ... Read full review
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L.A. Weekly
Ernest Hardy
"Buried beneath Silent Hill’s hyper-stylized stupidity (the film looks like a collaboration between David Fincher, Trent Reznor and music video director Mark Romanek) is the hollow effort to bottle something of the zeitgeist unease surrounding religious fundamentalism." ... Read full review
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San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
"Silent Hill has plenty of bad acting, bad dialogue and a confusing plot -- all of which become exponentially more painful when the movie goes on forever." ... Read full review
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7.9
User Score Generally favorable reviews
837 Positive Ratings 79%
115 Mixed Ratings 10%
107 Negative Ratings 10%
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Patrick67
Aug 12, 2012
This is perhaps the best movie based on a video game ever. The way it resembles the game (ex. visuals, music, story) make it truly a greatThis is perhaps the best movie based on a video game ever. The way it resembles the game (ex. visuals, music, story) make it truly a great film based on a video game series. If you played a Silent Hill game than this is all familiar to you and you will appreciate the awesomeness of the film.… Expand
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FrankH.
Apr 22, 2006
I rated this a 9, my having no idea about the game itself, and first time seeing the movie. It was a very good job. Acting could of been a I rated this a 9, my having no idea about the game itself, and first time seeing the movie. It was a very good job. Acting could of been a bit better? little confusing at somepoints, and at the end it just throws you off like no other. I think i just got really confused at the end, if someone can please email me how it was supposed to be represented/explain the end to me again maybe?. If i had a choice to re-see the movie with friends, i would say yes just because its a decent movie :-)… Expand
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MrS.
Sep 5, 2006
just look at the user reviews, for every 15 positive reviews there is 1 negative. and it looks like in my opinion that the critics got this just look at the user reviews, for every 15 positive reviews there is 1 negative. and it looks like in my opinion that the critics got this one wrong as they do from time to time.… Expand
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AnthonyV.
Apr 22, 2006
Okay, the critics' average is 27 and the public average is 91. Something is very wrong here, perhaps? Not really. Movies like this and Okay, the critics' average is 27 and the public average is 91. Something is very wrong here, perhaps? Not really. Movies like this and the Saw series are just doomed from the onset. The issue isn't whether or not film critics "get" Silent Hill or Saw. THEY DON'T WANT TO. Was there anything wrong with Silent Hill? Yes. The dialogue was embarassing. The handholding explanation near the end between Rose and ****** was overkill. But everything else was unbelievable. Sick. Amazing. It's just not a film critic's movie, especially a film critic who is too interested in faux-wit and elitism to write an objective film review just because it was based on a videogame (COUGH RAY BENNETT COUGH).… Expand
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KenL.
Nov 6, 2009
I found that the critics' low score in Silent Hill to totally unjustified. I seriously suspect their low scores were more to do with the I found that the critics' low score in Silent Hill to totally unjustified. I seriously suspect their low scores were more to do with the fact that Silent Hill was adapted from a video game than anything else. I was intially "dragged" into seeing it, and I was under the perception that this would be another of those mindless popcorn movie. I came out of the cinema feeling rather intrigued by it. And let me put this into perspective: I'd never played the game (and I don't plan to) before I saw it nor I was a fan of the horror genre. While I could see why the critics would give low scores to a movie like "Transformers 2", the low scores they gave for Silent Hill showed us that critics could be equally fanboys when it comes to something that they have perceived snobbery upon like video game entertainments. The bottom line is, while Silent Hill may not be any Oscar materials, it definitely is a solid above average horror/suspense/thriller movie.… Expand
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Rox22
Jan 22, 2013
Not a great movie by far, but to be fair a decent adaptation that stay surprisingly true to the source material. Plenty of better horrors outNot a great movie by far, but to be fair a decent adaptation that stay surprisingly true to the source material. Plenty of better horrors out there, but as far as video game adaptations are concerned, this one isn't half bad. A decent attempt and worthy as a budget purchase. Mandatory if you are a fan of the games.… Expand
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RoyR.
Apr 23, 2006
Some good visuals/sound brought this piece of crap up from negative to a zero rating!
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