What is Don't Breathe about?
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Teen burglars discover a blind man's house is a relentless, chilling trap of their own making.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video and Fandango at Home (free).
Don't Breathe parents guide
Heads up on strong sex and nudity. That is past what the R on the box suggests. Beyond that, real scares and several jump scares.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Strong
- Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Don't Breathe scary?
- Yes, properly. Don't Breathe is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Don't Breathe?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Don't Breathe rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated R, and it earns it: real scares, several jump scares, and strong sex and nudity. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byFede Álvarez
StarringStephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, Emma Bercovici, Franciska Törőcsik
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