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Critic Keith Phipps
rated 3

The atmosphere helps. Set in a mold/metaphor-infested lake house whose boarded-up windows keep it dark even as the sun shines outside, Silent House feels creepy even before the creepy stuff starts.

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Critic Kim Newman
rated 6

It works as a suspense-building scare machine, given heart and depth by Olsen’s performance...

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Cast & Crew

Laura Lau
Director
Chris Kentis
Director
Elizabeth Olsen
As Sarah
Adam Trese
As John
Julia Chan
As Sophia
Sergey Ershov
As Pakhomenko

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In this heart-pounding thriller/horror film, a young woman named Sarah returns to her family's secluded summer home with her father and uncle to prepare it for sale. When strange noises begin to emanate from within the boarded-up building's walls, Sarah's initial skepticism gives way to sheer terror. As she tries to escape, she discovers that she is not alone in the house, but the stalker lurking in the shadows may be closer than she thinks. As events unfold one night that will change Sarah's life forever are revealed: a past trauma is reawakened that has been long buried, family secrets are exposed, and Sarah's sanity is put to a test as she fights for survival.

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What movies are similar to Silent House? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Silent House include The Witch, Scourge, Alpha, Capgras, The Unwanted, The Rohl Farms Haunting.

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Silent House was released in theaters on January 21, 2011.