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Speak No Evil

2024 · 110 min

A slow-building nightmare of social discomfort that tightens into savage, nerve-shredding survival horror.

Tagline
Hear no evil.
Overview
When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • family
  • fate
  • survival
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
James Watkins
Written by
James Watkins
Starring
James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, Kris Hitchen, Motaz Malhees
Music
Saunder Jurriaans, Danny Bensi
Cinematography
Tim Maurice-Jones
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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