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Mute Witness

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1995 | 95 min | Thriller, Horror, Crime

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (85% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Blue Velvet or Wait Until Dark, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Scary, gritty.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: expect violence.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

When a mute makeup/special effects artist working on a low-budget slasher film gets locked in a dilapidated Moscow movie studio late one night, she thinks she witnesses the making of a snuff film. Thus begins a night of terror.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    85% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.5 out of 10

  • AwardsBelow par

    3 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 25K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Anthony Waller

  • Marina ZudinaBilly Hughes
  • Fay RipleyKaren Hughes
  • Evan RichardsAndy Clarke
  • Igor VolkovArkadi
  • Sergei KarlenkovLyosha
  • Alec GuinnessThe Reaper (credited as Mystery Guest Star)
  • Aleksandr PyatkovWartschuk
  • Nikolai PastukhovJanitor
  • Aleksandr BureyevStrohbecker
  • Yuriy SherstnyovAngry Neighbour