Film

A Quiet Place

Name: A Quiet Place
Genre: Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 2018
Cast: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cade Woodward

A family builds a life of enforced silence to survive creatures that hunt by sound alone. It's horror stripped down to its bones — tension built from footsteps, breathing, a nail sticking out of a stair — rather than jump scares. Beneath the monster-movie mechanics is a real story about grief and parental terror. For anyone who wants dread with a heartbeat, not just a body count.

TMDb rating

7.4

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