Tell No One (Ne le Dis à Personne) (2006)
91%RT Audience Score: 87%
Awards & Nominations: 12 wins & 15 nominations
An intense, well-crafted thriller, Tell No One is equal parts heart-pounding and heart-wrenching.
Tell No One is like a French pastry – it’s intricate, layered, and oh so satisfying. With enough twists and turns to make your head spin, this thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end. The cinematography is swoon-worthy and the supporting characters are quick-witted and charming. It’s like Hitchcock meets lowlife atmosphere, and it works like a charm. Don’t tell anyone, but this movie is a must-see.
Production Company(ies)
1+2 Seisaku Iinkai Atom Films, Atom Films,
Distributor
Music Box Films
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Boulevard périphérique, Paris 18, Paris, France
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2006
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital DTS
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:2h 6m
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Language(s):French
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 2, 2008 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 21, 2007
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring François Cluzet, André Dussollier, Marie-Josée Croze, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nathalie Baye, François Berléand, directed by Guillaume Canet, written by Guillaume Canet, Philippe Lefebvre, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Maitland McDonagh, Owen Gleiberman, Leo Goldsmith, Noel Murray, Peter Rainer, Joe Williams, Tom Meek, Mattie Lucas, C.J Prince, Beth McDonough, Kelly Jane Torrance, Kaleem Aftab, producer Alain Attal, MPAA rating, French (France), Music Box Films, Dolby
Worldwide gross: $33,428,799
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $49,296,015
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,339
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 5,375,792
US/Canada gross: $6,177,192
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $9,109,240
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,640
US/Canada opening weekend: $169,707
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $250,260
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,592
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): 11700000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $17,253,488
Production budget ranking: 1,446
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $9,291,003
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $22,751,524
ROI to date (est.): 86%
ROI ranking: 993
André Dussollier – Jacques Laurentin
Marie-Josée Croze – Margot Beck
Kristin Scott Thomas – Hélène Perkins
Nathalie Baye – Maître Elysabeth Feldman
François Berléand – Eric Levkowitch
Director(s)
Guillaume Canet
Writer(s)
Guillaume Canet, Philippe Lefebvre
Producer(s)
Alain Attal
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
12 wins & 15 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (119) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (111) | Rotten (8)
November 17, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
Maitland McDonagh
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: A-
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Canet has covered his bases with enough swooping camerawork, narrative smoke-and-mirrors, and quick-sketched supporting characters for a dozen thrillers
August 8, 2009
Leo Goldsmith
indieWire
TOP CRITIC
By and large, Tell No One is more interested in telling a knotty story than pondering its meaning, but in those rare deeper moments, Canet evokes how a tragedy can gather around a man and linger there, like a cloud of gnats.
October 18, 2008 | Rating: B
Noel Murray
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
Canet has a good feeling for lowlife atmosphere and he works up a few fine Hitchcockian twirls.
October 18, 2008 | Rating: B
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
TOP CRITIC
Although it might make your head spin, this case of Vertigo in cyberspace keeps us spellbound.
October 18, 2008 | Rating: B
Joe Williams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
TOP CRITIC
The mystery deepens adroitly, and Canet’s confidence in Cluzet shows as the actor carries the film convincingly and without a fault.
July 28, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4
Tom Meek
Cambridge Day
A taut, well crafted nail-biter that manages to rise above its genre, and give the audience just a little bit more.
July 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
Mattie Lucas
From the Front Row
Tell No One doesn’t waste any time setting up the central plot.
June 20, 2019
C.J. Prince
Way Too Indie
Tell No One is not only one of the most satisfying book adaptations, but also one of the most fun, perfectly-paced genre films I’ve seen in years.
May 10, 2019
Beth McDonough
The Babbling Blonde
Combine the tricky twists and turns of the American thriller with the subtlety and sophistication of French cinema and you have Tell No One… a highly charged piece of work that grabs you by the neck and doesn’t let go.
December 13, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
Kelly Jane Torrance
Washington Times
Suspend belief and forgive the absurdities and these are two of the most enthralling hours you’ll spend in the cinema this year.
November 1, 2018
Kaleem Aftab
The National (UAE)…
Plot
Pediatrician Dr. Alexandre Beck (François Cluzet) misses his beloved wife Margot Beck (Marie-Josée Croze), who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the Police re-open the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Alex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The cast of Tell No One includes François Cluzet, André Dussollier, Marie-Josée Croze, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Nathalie Baye.
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