Hush (2016)
84%RT Audience Score: 73%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 7 nominations
Hush navigates the bloody waters of home invasion thrillers and incisive slashers for a contemporary horror puree
HUSH is the kind of movie that makes you want to scream at the screen, “Don’t go in there!” But of course, the characters never listen. Despite the familiar premise of a stalker outside the house, HUSH manages to keep you on the edge of your seat with its slasher edge and invasion-thriller combination. It’s not just another run-of-the-mill horror flick, and that’s what makes it so enjoyable. Plus, it’s always a good sign when Stephen King gives his seal of approval.
Production Company(ies)
Charles K. Feldman Group Warner Bros.,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Fairhope, Alabama, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong violence/terror and some language
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English, American, Sign, L
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
starring John Gallagher Jr, Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan, Emma Graves, directed by Mike Flanagan, written by Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel, horror, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Chris Stuckmann, Eric Kohn, A.A Dowd, Benjamin Lee, Clark Collis, Marjorie Baumgarten, Matt Patches, Emma Wolfe, Jordy Sirkin, Kaitlyn Tiffany, Jeremy Lowe, producer Jason Blum, Trevor Macy, MPAA rating R, home invasion thriller, slasher, deaf protagonist, stalker, suspense, terror, violence, blood, contemporary horror, Stephen King-approved, invasion-thriller, concise horror nightmare, originality, invasion-thriller with a slasher edge
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Kate Siegel – Maddie
Michael Trucco – John
Samantha Sloyan – Sarah
Emma Graves – Max
Mike Flanagan – Director
Jason Blum – Producer
Trevor Macy – Producer
Mike Flanagan – Writer
Kate Siegel – Writer
Director(s)
Mike Flanagan
Writer(s)
Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel
Producer(s)
Jason Blum, Trevor Macy
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 7 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (43) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (3)
An intelligent thriller that finds almost constant ways to introduce blood-curdling tension.
November 16, 2019 | Rating: A-
Chris Stuckmann
ChrisStuckmann.com
TOP CRITIC
Once the premise kicks into high gear, Hush reveals itself as a finely craved one-trick pony.
October 23, 2018 | Rating: B
Eric Kohn
indieWire
TOP CRITIC
An effectively straightforward exercise in suspense, one that further positions Flanagan-who also made the year’s well-received Ouija prequel-as a filmmaker with a strong grasp on horror’s fundamentals.
December 1, 2016
A.A. Dowd
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
It’s a sharp, finely tuned thriller that goes down familiar paths but with flair and skill. Flanagan doesn’t hold back on the gore, but he doesn’t rely on it.
April 14, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
Benjamin Lee
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Flanagan’s taut direction reinforces his rep as an up-and-comer we will hopefully be hearing much more from.
April 8, 2016 | Rating: B
Clark Collis
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Hush has a solid first half before the cat-and-mouse shenanigans begin to seem repetitive and prolonged. Still, at 82 minutes Hush is a concise and well-executed horror nightmare.
March 24, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/5
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
It’s a terrific modern slasher, and even got the seal of approval from Stephen King.
October 20, 2021
Matt Patches
Polygon
It [had] really a nice production work and I wouldn’t be mad if I went and saw this at the cinemas. I don’t think it’s a bad film at all, I just don’t think other than those key aspects, there’s a lot going on.
May 7, 2021 | Rating: 6.5/10
Emma Wolfe
SpookyAstronauts
HUSH places you into a horror film unlike any other. On paper, it’s a slightly typical “stalker outside the house” flick, but it combines an invasion-thriller with a slasher edge so frightening well.
January 2, 2021
Jordy Sirkin
Jordy Reviews It
I… spent the full two hours in seat-clutching terror.
June 13, 2020
Kaitlyn Tiffany
The Verge
Nothing makes me happier than a bit of originality in a film style normally filled with clichés.
June 13, 2020
Jeremy Lowe
Daily Grindhouse
Hush is probably the best home invasion film since Adam Wingard’s You’re Next.
June 13, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Shikhar Verma
High on Films…
Plot
A deaf and mute writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.
Trivia
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