those frigin dolls scared me they are SOOOOOOOOO creepy.
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Dead Silence
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Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 15. -
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Common Sense says
A Nightmare on Dummy St. from Saw creators.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15–16
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What Parents Need to Know
About Dead Silence
Parents need to know that this horror movie shows grotesque image of corpses with mouths open and tongues torn out. The violence is shown in quick, nightmarish flashes (it's a ghostly curse doing it, after all, not human handiwork), and is very intense. A young boy is prominent among victims. Other imagery plays on people's worst fears of creepy ventriloquist dummies, dolls, mannequins, marionettes, and clowns -- this could definitely give smaller kids and other sensitive viewers nightmares.
Read our full review by Charles Cassady Jr.
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the movie's retro horror style with the use of dry-ice fog, nearly black-and-white cinematography, the exaggerated cop character -- even the absence of swearing and sex in the film. Ask your kids why they think the filmmakers decided to hearken back to this more innocent era? How does the movie compare to old Universal Pictures horror movies with Frankenstein's monster, the Wolf Man, Dracula, and others? Why are people creeped out (or not) by dummies and dolls?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
Great Movie
I really enjoyed this movie, as did my teenage daughter. No swearing, nudity, or sex. The movie is violent, but most of the violence is done by "supernatural" forces and is payback for the vigilante violence that is seen in the beginning of the flick. I thought it was great, very scary, and could have well been rated PG-13.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Age 11 - Great!
Age 11 kid reviewer Loved this movie so much! there was such atmoshpere and a great soundtrack! There was hardly and violence and some quite a bit of gore. Corpses are shown with rippped out tounges. There is though, only 7 seconds worth of footage of them and that is 4 shots only. The ghost in the movie is quite frightening though. The most scary scene jumps out above all others though. A man is locked in a tiny basement which is very dark. This scene incorporates fear of darkness and tight spaces. The man then sees the ghosts hand, turns arounds and she is behind him. With a face lit from underneath by a torch, he screams. the ghosts grins evilly and rushes towards him then there is a shot of him falling out of the basement. With his tounge ripped out. This movie is not too scary though and not as violent as it sounds (you never see her rip out anyones tounges) it is really great!
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
I screamed so many times!
That movie was so scarier than I thought it would have been! This one seen where an old man is looking for his wife, because he heres noises in the basement, he goes down into the basement and still heres crying but its not her, so he is on his knees holding a flashlight searching. When he finally gives up the door slammed shut really hard! He started freaking out. When he turnes around he sees Mary's hand all white and stuff and bloody, thats when his panic attack starts. Then the hand disappears. The old man gets scared, oh and by the way its really quiet too, so he turns his head to the left and sees the dead woman who rips peoples tongues out! She is smiling at him and then rips his tongue out really fast but you can still see it and the afterpart.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
very eerie
This ghost-fest, brought to the viewers by "Saw" creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell, is just that: a creepy, eerie, jump-sceney fright-fest. This movie is listed on my list of top five scariest movie, mainly due to the way is wonderfully plays on my wariness of ventriloquist dummies. Don't let the kids watch: definitely the stuff of nightmares.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
This movie was awesome! I love the Saws and scary movies that make you think. Dummies r always creepy. I love the ending. Anyone would've had 2 scream at that. The scariest part was when that old dude was in the basement lookin 4 that lady and Mary got him. The ripping out of the tongues wasn't as violent as I thought it would've been. I reccomd this flick 2 any1... who's not 2 afraid. (evil laugh)
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
A great ghost story...shock ending!
This movie is everything you'd expect from the creators of Saw - the only difference is that this is actually a good movie. Parents, no worries - this is actually a very mild horror movie - though the killer rips people's tounges out, it is barely shown, and when it is, the ordeal happens very quickly. Plus, there's no nudity. I really enjoyed this for what it was meant to be (a short and sweet horror flick), and you should too. And if that isn't enough, the ending is totally unexpected, and it's great! So to all you haters out there; beware the stare of Mary Shaw...
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
scared the peepers of me
this movie was good but really scary for peopole under 15 but clever.if you are looking for a killer doll movie,skipp the sloppy chucky and do this
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
i got scared
this was a very scary movie and i want to watch it again
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Whats with the "R" rating? why not just PG-13?
ok. i saw the unrated version. it could have TOTALLY been a PG-13 horror movie. this is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. it had a great twist (like the ones you would find in the SAW series. but i guess what do u expect from the same SAW producer and director of the original SAW.[also VERY good movies]) there is no sexual content except very mild flirting in the first scene. The violence is at an EXTREMELY low level for and R rating. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOOOO LANGUAGE IN THIS MOVIE! one half of an f-word. sounds like what the fuh. and only about 2 hells. no b-words. HUGE TWIST! awesome movie. please watch it. 12+ depending on kid. maybe even 11.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
One of the milder.
Other than a few intense images, it didn't warrant an R rating.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
LOVED IT SOOOOOOOO MUCH...
This movie was AWESOME!! I SAW ;-) it with my friends and they loved it too. See it, Love it, Buy it!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
best movie!
i went to see this with some of my friends and i thought it was great! i love bloody, horror, actiony movies, but if you dont, then this isn't the movie for you
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
i would deflinty buy this movie
really good movie
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
THIS MOVIE WAS VER BORING
When I went to see this movie I thought it was going to be good but I slept the whole time in the theatre.Boring. Go watch another movie. Not woth the R rating.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Very good!
Great movie! I never was bored. Stuff happened right from the start. It was a really good movie. But not for kids.
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