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The Silencing

Seen it?

2020 | 93 min | Thriller, Action, Crime

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With just 24% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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 action fans. If you loved Wind River, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 33 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

A reformed hunter becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    24% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.5 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a modest audience; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 65K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robin Pront

  • Nikolaj Coster-WaldauRayburn Swanson
  • Annabelle WallisSheriff Alice Gustafson
  • Zahn McClarnonBlackhawk
  • Melanie ScrofanoDebbie
  • Hero Fiennes TiffinBrooks
  • Patrick GarrowJim Needles
  • Danielle RyanDr. Patel
  • Shaun SmythDr. Boone
  • Charlotte Lindsay MarronMolly
  • Brielle RobillardGwen