Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode and Jojo Rabbit star Roman Griffin Davis are a typical family preparing for the perfect gathering...
Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode and Jojo Rabbit star Roman Griffin Davis are a typical family preparing for the perfect gathering in what IndieWire describes as a "doomsday Christmas comedy."
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Where to watch Silent Night (2021)
66 %119 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
47 %378 reviewsAudience score rating
"Worth it for the performances and the gripping final act."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"If Silent Night ultimately aces its peculiar tone, it struggles with having anything to say."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Neither funny nor haunting enough to become a holiday staple."
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Variety
Variety"Most of Silent Night's pleasures are to be found in the strength of its cast."
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Independent
Independent"After an unsatisfying start as a comedy, Silent Night finds its feet as (a) thoughtful chamber piece about what it means to peer into the abyss. Merry Christmas, everyone!"
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"A tenderness keeps the tragedy from swallowing this narrative whole... That’s important because Griffin also isn’t afraid to get unflinchingly blunt and brutal."
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Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting"The characters... are not compelling enough to carry the movie, nor are the horrors of the outside world fleshed out enough to frighten."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"(An) arrestingly strange and forthright black comic nightmare..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"(A) hateful lump of holiday coal..."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"One frightful festive mess..."
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The Times
The Times"An ambitious but muddled mix of Christmas comedy and apocalyptic drama."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.comSilent Night (2021) | Details
- Rating
- 15, very strong language, strong threat, suicide references, disturbing images
- Runtime
- 92
- Genre
- Comedy, Horror
- Country of origin
- UK
