Review of Dead Silence (1991) by Barbara Y — 04 Mar 2010

I don't want to keep this doll at home.

This review of Dead Silence (1991) was written by Barbara Y on 04 Mar 2010.

Dead Silence has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Crazy D (15) on 02 Aug 2017

Could this movie get worse? only 88 mins of the movie and I hated it. if it was longer it could be more interesting! This needs a remake/sequel…

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Don't be put off by the poor ratings: this early effort from the man who would later make the excellent 'The Conjuring' is a decent horror…

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By Riff J (755) on 07 Feb 2016

On my 2nd viewing I increased this from a 1.5* to 3*. There were many jump scares that were effective this time around…

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By Lansden S (98) on 07 Feb 2016

Don't be put off by the poor ratings: this early effort from the man who would later make the excellent 'The Conjuring' is a decent horror…

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By Sam N (736) on 25 Oct 2017

Nice eerie concept and yeah I was scared to death at certain points! I rate the movies highly that manage to scare the shit out of me…

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Ending ruined my watching experience because my man Jamie died…

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By Khoiruunisa F (13) on 31 Mar 2016

Pagi - pagi ngecek channel nemu film ini di Cinemax…

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By David J (1,942) on 24 Aug 2016

I'm surprise of the low rating of this film! It's not an awful horror film but it was a pretty entertaining one…

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By Alex G (1,313) on 20 Jan 2017

This is one of my favorite movies. James is a good director and is good with thinking out of the box…

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By Samuel M (745) on 04 Mar 2016

Nice twist at the end, but the rest of the movie made very little sense and not just because it's a supernatural film...the characters are STUPID…

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