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After the Silence

2026 · 99 min

A slow-burning, tense mystery that keeps you guessing, with a melancholic undercurrent and a sense of lurking danger.

Directed by: Michael Marantz
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Dónall Ó Héalai, Tracy Spiridakos, Andy Richter

Tagline: The truth doesn't hide. It waits.
Overview: When his sister vanishes without a trace, a former true-crime podcaster returns to rural New England and finds himself locked in a dangerous game with a powerful man and drawn to a grieving widow who may be his only ally.

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Directed by: Michael Marantz
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Dónall Ó Héalai, Tracy Spiridakos, Andy Richter

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: mystery
grief
corruption
isolation
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: mystery, thriller
Directed by: Michael Marantz
Written by: Michael Marantz
Starring: Dónall Ó Héalai, Tracy Spiridakos, Andy Richter, Kevin Pollak, Karren Karagulian, Melia Kreiling, Ben Shenkman, Micheál Richardson
Cinematography: Tim Sessler
Runtime: 99 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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