The Quiet
Film200596 min

The Quiet

Taste attributes: dramathrillerholidayscrimeunsavouryheavylinearenclosedcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Isn't it time everyone hears your secrets?"

Boxlist takeMorally murky and small-scale: a thriller that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 177 votes

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  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

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.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Jamie Babbit

Cast

  • Elisha Cuthbert
  • Camilla Belle
  • Shawn Ashmore
  • Martin Donovan
  • Edie Falco

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2005
Runtime
96 min
Status
Released
Studio
Destination Films
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