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A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place

Horror · Drama · Science Fiction · 2018

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

Movie details

A Quiet Place

“If they hear you, they hunt you.”

2018 Horror · Drama · Science Fiction 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.5 / 10

652.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

96 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

82 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over A Quiet Place?

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A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II

Sci-fi · 2021

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Krasinski

Written by

Bryan Woods · Scott Beck · John Krasinski

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Evelyn Abbott

John Krasinski

John Krasinski

Lee Abbott

Millicent Simmonds

Millicent Simmonds

Regan Abbott

Noah Jupe

Noah Jupe

Marcus Abbott

Cade Woodward

Cade Woodward

Beau Abbott

Leon Russom

Leon Russom

Man in the Woods

Rhoda Pell

Rhoda Pell

Old Man's Dead Wife (uncredited)

Court is in session

Put A Quiet Place on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.