Movie

The Quiet

2006 · 96 min

A suffocating, voyeuristic plunge into suburban secrets that unsettles and disturbs more than it entertains.

Tagline: Isn't it time everyone hears your secrets?
Overview: After her widowed father dies, deaf teenager Dot moves in with her godparents, Olivia and Paul Deer. The Deers' daughter, Nina, is openly hostile to Dot, but that does not prevent her from telling her secrets to her silent stepsister, including the fact that she wants to kill her lecherous father.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and campy. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, family, trauma, deception
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
family
trauma
deception
guilt
Places: suburbs
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong