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GenreDrama, Horror & Sci-Fi
RatedPG-13
Runtime1 hr 30 mins
ReleasedApril 6, 2018
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DirectorJohn Krasinski
StarringEmily Blunt, John Krasinski
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A Quiet Place (2018)
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| A Quiet Place's Details | |
| Genre | Drama, Horror & Sci-Fi |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Released | 03/09/2018 (SXSW); 04/06/2018 (United States) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Budget | $17M (reported) |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English, American Sign Language |
| A Quiet Place's Interests | |
| General | Sand paths, sign language, bare feet, cornfields, soft footsteps. |
| Music | Marco Beltrami, plus Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" through one shared pair of earbuds. |
| Movies | Signs (2002). Another farm, another alien problem. |
| Television | Any ASMR channel. Whispering is a survival skill now. |
| Heroes | Millicent Simmonds as Regan. Steals scenes without saying a word. |
| A Quiet Place's Crew | |
| Director | John Krasinski |
| Writers | Bryan Woods Scott Beck, John Krasinski, Bryan Woods (story), Scott Beck (story) |
| Producers | Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller |
| Cinematography | Charlotte Bruus Christensen |
| Music | Marco Beltrami |
| Edited By | Christopher Tellefsen |
| Production | Paramount Pictures, Platinum Dunes, Sunday Night Productions |
| Distributed By | Paramount Pictures |
There’s one nail sticking up from one basement step in A Quiet Place, and the camera stares at it like it owes the movie rent. You know exactly what’s coming. That’s the whole film: brilliant setups, plus a few choices that make you whisper at the screen. A family that survives by never making a sound decides a newborn is a great idea? Bold plan. The rules for the creatures get fuzzy the more you think about them, so don’t. Emily Blunt is incredible in the bathtub scene, which is all I’ll say about it. Millicent Simmonds carries the heart of the movie, and the sign language scenes feel lived in, not gimmicky. John Krasinski keeps it to 90 minutes, which is a gift. $341 million worldwide on a reported $17M budget is a legit heist. A 7.7 because the tension is great and the logic is held together with tape. $72 says you open your next bag of chips one slow crinkle at a time and glare at anyone chewing loud.
What works: Emily Blunt and Millicent Simmonds, sound design that makes silence the scariest thing in the room, and a tight 90 minutes.
What doesn’t: The creature rules get fuzzy under any pressure, and a few family decisions make no sense for people who survive by staying silent.
Who it’s for: People who like horror built on tension rather than gore, and anyone who has ever shushed a whole theater.
Spoilers
Lee gives his life, yelling to draw a creature away from his kids. Regan realizes the squeal of her hearing aid hurts the creatures, and the movie ends with Evelyn racking a shotgun as the family gets ready to fight back.
Creatures that hunt by sound have wiped out most of the world, and the Abbott family survives on a remote farm by never making noise. They walk barefoot on sand paths and talk in sign language, which they already know because their oldest, Regan (Millicent Simmonds), is deaf. Dad Lee (John Krasinski) spends his nights in the basement trying to build Regan a better hearing device and reach other survivors. Mom Evelyn (Emily Blunt) is pregnant, which is a big problem when a single cry can bring the creatures running. Krasinski also directs. Ninety minutes, keep it down.
Anyone who can walk across a wooden floor without one creak.
| Emily Blunt | Evelyn Abbott |
| John Krasinski | Lee Abbott |
| Millicent Simmonds | Regan Abbott |
| Noah Jupe | Marcus Abbott |
| Cade Woodward | Beau Abbott |
| Leon Russom | a man in the woods |
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 17 October 2026 DataBot +520 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $341M; Domestic box office $188M; Opening weekend $50.2M; Profit / loss (est.) +$145M; Rotten Tomatoes 96%; CinemaScore B+; box office chart updated; RT 96% (387 reviews); Metacritic 82 / 100; PostTrak audience 81% positive; CinemaScore B+; IMDb users 7.5 / 10 (671,656 votes); movie.guru score 8.1.
- (cur | prev) 12:00, 17 October 2026 DataBot +2,000 Profile created from Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo: cast, crew, release dates, budget, official trailer.