Silence movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant silence movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, suspense, art house, melancholic, bleak and contemplative films and TV shows about / with silence, isolation, grief, survival, death, minimalism, female protagonist, secrets, trauma and small town plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Horror genres shot in USA, Sweden, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as silence: A Quiet Place Part II (2020), The Silence (2019), A Quiet Place (2018), Don't Speak (2020), A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), Persona (1966), Julieta (2016), The Silence (1963), Cast Away (2000), Kept (2014).

List of silence movies

A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
Style: suspense, scary, suspenseful, apocalyptic, disturbing ...
Audience: family friendly, date night, teens, adult
Plot: post apocalypse, creature, deaf, monster, alien, survival horror, silence, survival, alien creature, alien invasion, deafness, alien monster ...
Time: near future, future, 2010s, 2020s
Place: usa, new york, atlantic ocean, new york state, america
Is relevant?
 5.4
 55K
The Silence (2019)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story: With the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound, a teen and her family seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult.
Style: disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: creature, post apocalypse, apocalypse, silence, survival, deadly creature, saving a life, danger, farmhouse, deaf, macabre, deafness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: appalachia
Is relevant?
 7.5
 651K
A Quiet Place (2018)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
Style: suspense, scary, disturbing, visually stunning, frightening ...
Audience: date night, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: creature, post apocalypse, sign language, monster, survival, creature feature, silence, survival horror, deafness, fear, alien invasion, self sacrifice ...
Time: 2010s, near future, distant future, 2020s, 21st century
Place: new york state
Is relevant?
 3.1
 2K
Don't Speak (2020)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Upon arriving at their grandparents farm, a family soon realise the entire town has been taken out by an unknown monster that hunts by sound. And soon, they become its prey.
Style: suspense, psychological, bleak, disturbing, tense ...
Plot: monster, ghost town, survival horror, survival, fear, creature feature, creature, family relations, countryside, woman in danger, supernatural horror, suffering ...
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A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sammy fights to survive.
Style: tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, ambiguous ending ...
Plot: alien, cat, alien invasion, survival, disaster, monster, silence, extraterrestrial, parents, eaten alive, pizza, survival horror ...
Time: 2010s
Place: new york, harlem, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
 8.0
 140K
Persona (1966)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually ...
Style: mind twisting, cerebral, surreal, black and white, sexual ...
Plot: surrealism, mute character, actress, silence, patient, existentialism, medical, nordic, art, dream, alienation, insanity ...
Time: year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
Is relevant?
 7.1
 35K
Julieta (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain, France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.
Style: melancholic, sexual, erotic, sentimental, colorful ...
Plot: loneliness, guilt, childhood, sex, mother daughter estrangement, depression, hospital, female nudity, death of husband, family drama, mother daughter relationship, autobiography ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, 80s, 90s
Place: spain, galicia, portugal, madrid, switzerland
Is relevant?
 7.7
 23K
The Silence (1963)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen ...
Style: sexual, art house, black and white, disturbing, cerebral ...
Plot: existentialism, surrealism, nihilism, sister sister relationship, religion, lesbian incest, dysfunctional family, female masturbation, translator, war zone, room, sibling rivalry ...
Time: year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place: europe, tokyo
Is relevant?
 7.8
 684K
Cast Away (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Chuck, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia ditches at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and he washes up on a tiny ...
Style: psychological, captivating, suspense, emotional, inspirational ...
Audience: date night, family outing, teens, kids
Plot: survival, loneliness, isolation, island, desert island, stranded on an island, courage, determination, solitude, lost at sea, air disaster, survivor ...
Time: year 2000, 20th century, y2k, year 1999, 2000s ...
Place: fictional island, moscow russia, persia, america, pacific ocean ...
Is relevant?
 4.7
 22
Kept (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 71 min.
Story: A young girl abducted by a serial sex criminal and is released unharmed, but decides not to inform the police. She must face the moral consequences when the assaults continue against other women.
Style: tense, psychological thriller, crime drama, dark, suspenseful
Plot: abduction, trauma, silence, fear, moral dilemma, guilt, sex maniac, female protagonist, serial killer, isolation, suspicion, survivor ...
Is relevant?
 5.5
 423
Silence (2025)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story: In the shadows of history, the secret beats like a pulse. Vampire sisters survive the shortage of 'clean human blood' caused by the Black Death, but the true poison is the silence that surrounds them. Centuries later, one of their ...
Style: dark comedy, historical drama, tragicomedy, horror comedy, gothic ...
Plot: vampire, social commentary, silence, prejudice, compassion, survival, forbidden love, sisters, taboo, black death, satire, isolation ...
Place: spain
Is relevant?
Bhalare Sitram (2025)
Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A mute man named Krishna pursues his dream of becoming a film director, overcoming obstacles to transform his silent vision into reality.
Style: inspirational, poignant, uplifting, reflective, art house ...
Plot: silence, resilience, communication, perseverance, identity, coming of age, intimate, behind the scenes, movie studio, bittersweet, family drama, urban ...
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 6.1
 106
Not a Word (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Slovenia, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story: On a barren island, a mother and son confront years of silence and misunderstandings in writer-director Hanna Slak’s formidable fourth feature film starring Maren Eggert, scored by Amélie Legrand, and shot by Claire Mathon.
Style: melancholic, contemplative, atmospheric, existential, art house ...
Plot: silence, family drama, mother son relationship, isolation, introspection, intimate, strained relationship, misunderstanding, motherhood, communication, minimalism, slow burn ...
Is relevant?
 2.5
 1K
Mounam (2020)
Genre: Family
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story: When a person is alone, there are many emotions that start running off in his mind. This film is a psychological thriller that captures these emotions of a different kind. When a person is silent, the mind is making a lot of sound.
Style: psychological thriller, intense, tense, contemplative, thought provoking ...
Plot: isolation, loneliness, silence, character study, mental breakdown, mental health, haunting, anxiety, slow burn, mind game, intimate, claustrophobia ...
Place: kannada
Is relevant?
 7.7
 1K
Eternity (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Peru
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A couple of elderlies try to survive in Los Andes of Peru while they wait for their son.
Style: contemplative, slow cinema, melancholic, atmospheric, art house ...
Plot: waiting, silence, nature, isolation, loneliness, minimal dialogue, intimate, minimalism, realism, survival, loss, livestock ...
Place: peru
Is relevant?
 5.8
 656
A Silence (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Astrid is the wife of an acclaimed lawyer. Silenced for 25 years, her family balance suddenly collapses when her children initiate their search for justice.
Style: psychological, bleak, captivating, thrilling, melancholic ...
Plot: justice, trauma, female protagonist, family secret, silence, woman, family drama, secrets, lawyer, female lawyer, advocate, relationship problems ...
Time: 2020s
Place: france
Is relevant?
 3.4
 3K
Don't Speak (2015)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A group of friends are having a party on a boat. In the distance, a small town watches them in silence. Suddenly, one of them is seriously injured and the group approach the village for help. No one attends, the few inhabitants they find order them ...
Style: slasher, tension, suspense, psychological, grim ...
Plot: survival, darkness, fear, murder, silence, paranoia, isolation, small town, desperation, claustrophobia, isolated community, secrets ...
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Julie Keeps Quiet (2024)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Belgium, Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story: As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club’s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep ...
Style: tense, intense, suspense, realistic, ambiguous ending ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: tennis, investigation, female protagonist, moral dilemma, silence, secrets, scandal, peer pressure, trust, competition, athlete, loyalty ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: europe
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 2.9
 1K
Paradise Z (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 80 min.
Story: In a post-apocalyptic world, two young women cling to life in an abandoned resort. They must survive in silence, in mortal fear of attracting the hordes of undead that roam the Earth. When their compound runs out of fuel, they are forced into the ...
Style: apocalyptic, scary, suspense, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot: post-apocalyptic future, monster, disaster, apocalypse, epidemic, murder, resort, zombie, sex, zombie apocalypse, flashback, drowning ...
Is relevant?
Una Femmina: The Code of Silence (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Rosa is a young rebel girl who lives with her grandmother and her uncle in a remote part of Calabria, in Southernmost Italy. Her mother's untimely death when Rosa was a child casts a gloomy shadow on her present life.
Style: thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot: female protagonist, grandmother granddaughter relationship, family secret, secret, life is a bitch, undercover, coming of age, silence, grownups, rebellion, family drama, secrets ...
Time: 21st century
Place: southern italy
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Schlitter: Evil in the Woods (2023)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Lucas returns to his native village lost in the mountains to bury his parents. Traumatised as a kid by the death of his best friend when he was eight, he wants to put the past behind him. However, the father of the deceased friend discovers Marc ...
Style: bleak, tense, atmospheric, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot: trauma, guilt, revenge, silence, moral dilemma, grief, remorse, secrets, family tragedy, small town, childhood, coming of age ...
Is relevant?
Silence in Dreamland (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Ecuador, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After the death of her husband, silence and loneliness reign in this old lady's house. She made routine her best friend and faith her shelter. Only in her dreams she runs away from those four walls to a timeless magic land where the sea speaks ...
Style: slow cinema, touching, realistic, captivating, sincere ...
Plot: loneliness, dog, old age, loss, dream, isolation, death of husband, imagination, female protagonist, intimate, introspection, reflection ...
Is relevant?
 7.4
 440
Mandala (1981)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story: The film follows the differing lives of two Buddhist monks in Korea. By following their lives and their interaction throughout the film, Im creates a contemplation of the nature of individualism, religious belief and enlightenment.
Style: contemplative, philosophical, religious drama, slow cinema, art house ...
Plot: buddhist, buddhism, zen, spiritual journey, temple, meditation, character study, solitude, silence, moral dilemma, monk, minimalism ...
Place: south korea, tibet, korea
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The Liars' Club (1993)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The loyalty of a tight group of friends is put to the test when there's a date rape within the circle.
Style: dark, suspense, crime thriller, intense, independent film
Plot: american football, cover up, murder, rape, friendship, lie, trauma, sexual assault, secrets, victimization, guilt, fear ...
Time: 90s
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Yakeen Ka Safar (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 37 min.
TV show
Story: Story of three families. A girl who witnessed her mother murdered by her father. An educated family struggling to find its place in society. A poor village girl, who is gang raped and left for dead by powerful people of the village.
Style: emotional, psychological, realistic, romantic
Plot: patriarchy, family drama, justice, corruption, trauma, sexual abuse, silence, class conflict, resilience, abuse, domestic violence, rape ...
Place: pakistan
Is relevant?
 6.8
 330
Silent Sonata (2011)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Slovenia, Ireland, Finland, Sweden
Duration: 77 min.
Story: A man stays alone with his children in a half demolished house in the middle of a desolate field. His wife has just been killed by a grenade in a military battle. He is expecting a new attack. Instead a wandering caravan called Circus Fantasticus ...
Style: surreal, touching, stylized, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot: circus, hopes, wartime life, human spirit, performer's life, parents and children, family relations, life is a bitch, death in the family, magic realism, grief, mourning ...
Place: poetic realism
Is relevant?
 6.2
 270
The Rebirth (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Coincidence and the aftermath of violence. A man's middle-school daughter has been murdered. His wife is already deceased. He tells a counselor he wants to live in anonymity, working with his hands. He moves away and gets a job in a factory. ...
Style: psychological, serious, emotional, sincere, melancholic ...
Plot: small town, forgiveness, murder, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, friendship, loss of daughter, widower, loss, mourning, loneliness, grief ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, hokkaido, asia
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Man Walking on Snow (2001)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Mashike, a city on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Nobuo Honma is a 63-year-old sake producer. He has lived with Yasuo since his wife died two years ago. Yasuo is his youngest son to whom he has entrusted his trade. Every day Nobuo goes for a walk ...
Style: meditative, contemplative, slow cinema
Plot: father son relationship, loneliness, snow, old man, anniversary, mourning, melancholy, grief, family drama, elderly man, slice of life, isolation ...
Place: hokkaido, japan
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27 Steps of May (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Eight years ago, 14 year old May was raped by a group of men. May’s father is devastated, blaming himself for not being able to keep his daughter safe. Traumatized significantly by this incident, May withdraws completely from life.
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, melancholic, art house ...
Plot: father daughter relationship, childhood trauma, trauma, sexual assault, wizard, family problems, family relations, social problems, life is a bitch, relationships, guilt, grief ...
Time: 2010s
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Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Story: Based on the best-selling book 'My Story' this feature length drama goes beyond the headlines to tell an intimate story about secrets and one woman's struggle to have them heard. In 1993 Louise Nicholas made her first shocking ...
Style: emotional, serious, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot: rape, rape victim, accusation, rape accusation, sexual assault, trauma, social problems, tragic past, sexual abuse, rape and revenge, traumatic memory, female protagonist ...
Time: 90s
Place: new zealand
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