The Silent House

The Silent House

Real Fear In Real Time

Directed by Gustavo Hernández

Produced by Elle Driver, Tokio Films

201079 min5.4 / 10

A claustrophobic, real-time horror thriller that traps the viewer in a single night of escalating dread as a young woman discovers her family home harbors a dark secret.

Laura and her father Wilson arrive at a cottage off the beaten path in order to repair it since its owner will soon put the house on sale. They will spend the night there in order to start the repairs the following morning. Everything seems to go on smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and gets louder and louder in the upper floor of the house. Wilson goes up to see what is going on while she remains downstairs on her own waiting for her father to come down. The plot is based on a true story that occurred in the 1940s in a small village in Uruguay. La casa muda focuses on the last seventy eight minutes, second by second, as Laura tries to leave the house unharmed and discovers the dark secret it hides.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Silent House scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Silent House easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does The Silent House end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Silent House violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is The Silent House sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Silent House

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Silent House

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Silent House, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Silent House, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Silent House, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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