The Quiet

2005
R
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

18K

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Camilla Belle and Elisha Cuthbert in The Quiet (2005)

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Crime Drama Thriller

Following the unexpected death of her father, a deaf teenager moves in with her godparents, where she discovers the cruel behaviour of their daughter may be indicative of a dark secret withi... Read allFollowing the unexpected death of her father, a deaf teenager moves in with her godparents, where she discovers the cruel behaviour of their daughter may be indicative of a dark secret within the family.Following the unexpected death of her father, a deaf teenager moves in with her godparents, where she discovers the cruel behaviour of their daughter may be indicative of a dark secret within the family.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

18K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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The Quiet

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Trivia
Along with playing one of the main characters, Elisha Cuthbert was also an associate producer for the movie.

Goofs
When Connor is describing Hershey PA to Dot, he tells her that they give out free M&Ms. They are a product of the M&M/Mars company, not Hershey. Hershey does in fact give out free candy but it is always a product of theirs, not the competition.

Quotes
[last lines]
Dot: [voice-over] I used to fantasise that when I died, there wouldn't be a funeral. Having led my life invisibly, *no one* would come to mourn. But being invisible isn't worth it in the end... because when you're invisible, other people may not see you... but you can't help seeing other people.

Alternate versions
There are two versions: 1h 36m(96 min) and 1h 31m(91 min) (original).

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Hollywoodland/This Film Is Not Yet Rated/The Quiet/Crossover/Lassie/Factotum (2006)

Soundtracks
Sunflower
Written by Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and Zak Sally
Performed by Low
Published by 1238 Music (BMI)
Courtesy of Kranky Records and Low
By Arrangement with Rykomusic

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Review

Featured review

10/10

Unexpected

I walked into this movie thinking it would suck based on reviews. I was surprised that it actually was interesting and provocative. I think some people might have trouble handling the subject matter and the fact that it's treated with equal parts seriousness and humor. But uncomfortable laughter to me is the sign of a movie that actually pushes some of our buttons and that's a good thing. The cast here is wonderful, in particular Elisha Cuthbert, who proves she can act and Katy Mixon, who nails the bitchy teen banter that can be so typical in other movies. The direction is heavy handed at times but the humor does a good job of undercutting the heavy atmopshere. The ending does have some problems which I won't post here since I don't want to give anything away, but overall I think any movie that manages to be this disturbing is worth a look. I suspect this film will be re-evaluated when its time has come.