What is A Quiet Place: Day One about?
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.
New York City plunges into relentless silence as a woman and her cat navigate an alien invasion.
Tense and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix, Prime Video and Paramount+.
A Quiet Place: Day One parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past 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
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is A Quiet Place: Day One scary?
- Yes, properly. A Quiet Place: Day One is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is A Quiet Place: Day One?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is A Quiet Place: Day One rated, and is it OK for kids?
- For teens, mostly: it is rated PG-13, with real scares, lots of jump scares and some strong language.
Cast and crew
Directed byMichael Sarnoski
StarringLupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou, Eliane Umuhire, Takunda Khumalo
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