The Silence(2019)
2019 · John R. Leonetti · 91 min
With the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound, a teen and her family seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult.
Horror · Drama · Thriller · Fantasy
6.01.7k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is The Silence?
It starts as a quiet family drama adjusting to a dangerous new world, then shifts into stretches of tense, hushed survival broken up by sudden creature attacks. The back half adds a human threat in the form of a menacing cult, which shakes up the pacing again. Fear here comes mostly from chases and close calls rather than deep dread, so it plays more like a tense survival thriller than a nightmare that follows you home. Good for fans of creature features and family-in-danger stories who want tension without heavy gore or lasting unease.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Silence rates psychological 2/5, visceral 4/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 60 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 35 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 35 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
Starts with a slow, uneasy setup that steadily tightens into constant tension, with jolts of intensity building toward a nonstop, breathless final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5.
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