The Silent One

The Silent One

Hitchcock himself is finally rivalled.

Directed by Claude Pinoteau

Produced by Trianon Films, Gaumont International

1973117 min7.3 / 10

A tense Cold War espionage thriller built on mystery and paranoia, where a man's fractured identity and hidden past become the central puzzle.

Who is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M.I.5 in London? A Soviet scientist apparently. But sixteen years before the man had another identity, Clément Tibère, and another nationality, French. So what led him to become Russian and to change identity? And why are the British secret services interested in him?

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is The Silent One scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is The Silent One sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is The Silent One violent? 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.

81/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise91

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Silent One

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Silent One

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Silent One, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Silent One, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Silent One, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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