Don't Say a Word

Name: Don't Say a Word
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: September 28, 2001
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Michael Douglas

2001

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: September 28, 2001 | R

Starring: Michael Douglas

Summary: In order to save his kidnapped daughter, a noted adolescent psychiatrist (Douglas) must retrieve a critical piece of information from a troubled patient (Murphy).

Director: Gary Fleder

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 113 min

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Kevin Thomas

Smart, stylish and, most important, satisfying. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

If there's such a thing as joyless competence, it's exemplified by the grimly sensational kidnap thriller Don't Say a Word. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Almost nothing new to offer -- despite its good actors, flashy visuals and well-textured New York gloss and grit. But there are teasing hints of another, better movie buried inside somewhere. Read full review

Michael Dequina

The oh-so-convenient convergence of plot threads at the climax make the film feel that much more run-of-the-mill. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

A miler trying to run a marathon, a fair middleweight idea trying to deliver heavyweight thrills. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

This all-day sucker put me to sleep -- though it's possible I retreated out of self-defense. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

This noirish, sourish thriller left me unmoving as well as unmoved.

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moviegrabbag

Mar 2, 2012

The acting is good buy everybody involved but overall the movie is is just average. The story is just like every other thriller and goes through all the same steps like every other thriller. The movie is rated R but really didn't need to be so you wont be missing anything if you just catchThe acting is good buy everybody involved but overall the movie is is just average. The story is just like every other thriller and goes through all the same steps like every other thriller. The movie is rated R but really didn't need to be so you wont be missing anything if you just catch this on TV.… Expand

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Fortinbras

Nov 20, 2010

I was really expecting a thriller having to do with Brittany Murphy being insane, but it just becomes an old man solving being a hero. Not in the Sean Connery or Harrison Ford kind of way either.

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