What is A Quiet Place about?
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
A family's silent struggle against sound-hunting creatures creates relentless, gritty tension.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
71
Really Good
CouchRot Score, from 9 cinephile ratings
Streaming on Paramount+ and MGM+.
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A Quiet Place parents guide
What we could confirm fits a PG-13: real scares and lots of jump scares.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Lots
- Jump scares are a main device.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is a horror title, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Four questions
- Is A Quiet Place scary?
- Yes, properly. A Quiet Place is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is A Quiet Place?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is A Quiet Place rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated PG-13. Expect real scares, lots of jump scares and strong violence, so it suits teens more than kids.
- Is A Quiet Place sad?
- Yes. It hits hard; do not plan anything light after.
ConfidenceForming
9 ratings so far, still taking shape.
ConsensusMostly Agree
DividedNear unanimous
How the 9 ratings land
Cast and crew
Directed byJohn Krasinski
StarringEmily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cade Woodward, Leon Russom
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