Silence fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Serious throughout
History, faith and meaning, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and sound design
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Silence is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, faith and meaning, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, faith and meaning, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography and sound design stand out.
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Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 41 min
Silence runs 2 h 41 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Silence higher (81) than audiences (73). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $46 million to make and earned $24 million worldwide, 52% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Japanese. Produced in Mexico, Taiwan, United States.
+49GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Silence in 63 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 77 storytelling tropes for Silence, including Heroic Sacrifice, Historical Domain Character, Truer to the Text.
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