Speak No Evil (2024)

Speak No Evil parents guide

It stays inside its R, with real scares and a jolt or two.

Scare

Properly scary

Frightening, not just tense.

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

Gore

Light gore

Some blood or injury, briefly.

Violence

Strong violence

Violence is frequent or intense.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is Speak No Evil scary?

Yes, properly. Speak No Evil is the real thing without being an endurance test.

How gory is Speak No Evil?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is Speak No Evil rated, and is it OK for kids?

Rated R, and it earns it: real scares, moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence. Not one for kids.

What is Speak No Evil about?

When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.

Cast and crew

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Speak No Evil is on our Starz, Horror on Starz, Thriller on Starz and Horror lists.

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Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a horror movie that's actually scary”
• “scary but not gory”
• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”

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