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Don't Tell a Soul

2020 · 83 min

A tense, claustrophobic thriller that keeps you uneasy as loyalties shift and secrets surface, with a dark moral weight.

Directed by
Alex McAulay
Genres
Thriller
Tagline
Some secrets should stay buried.
Overview
Two thieving teenage brothers, stealing money to help their sick mom, match wits with a troubled security guard stuck at the bottom of a forgotten well.

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Directed by
Alex McAulay
Genres
Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • guilt
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
Alex McAulay
Written by
Alex McAulay
Starring
Jack Dylan Grazer, Fionn Whitehead, Rainn Wilson, Mena Suvari, Graham Lutes, Richard Fike, Abigail Esmena Froehle, McKenna Christine Poe
Music
Joseph Stephens
Cinematography
Guillermo Garza
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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