A desperate mother's search for her daughter unravels a bleak, surreal mystery in a chilling, burned-out town.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Peacock.
What we could confirm fits an R: intense fear and several jump scares.
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Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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Se7en (1995)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingTwo detectives hunt a serial killer whose gruesome crimes are meticulously based on the seven deadly sins.
Smile (2022)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA doctor's reality unravels into chilling, gritty horror after a patient's bizarre trauma.
Get Out (2017)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA weekend getaway to meet the parents escalates into chilling discoveries and satirical racial horror.
The Shining (1980)Terrifying · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingA family's isolated winter retreat becomes a slow-burn descent into chilling, surreal madness.
Angel Heart (1987)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA gritty detective's search for a missing singer becomes a chilling, surreal odyssey through a seedy underworld.Silent Hill is on our Scariest, Ghosts and hauntings, Horror on Peacock and Mystery on Peacock lists.
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