Don't Tell a Soul

Name: Don't Tell a Soul
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: January 15, 2021
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 45
Cast: Abigail Esmena, Fionn Whitehead, Graham Lutes, Jack Grazer, Kate Duncan

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Lionsgate Home Entertainment | Release Date (Streaming): January 15, 2021 | R

Starring: Abigail Esmena, Fionn Whitehead, Graham Lutes, Jack Grazer, Kate Duncan, McKenna Christine Poe, Mena Suvari, Rainn Wilson, Richard Fike, Shannon Cogan

Summary: While stealing money to help their sick mother (Mena Suvari), teen brothers Matt and Joey (Fionn Whitehead and Jack Dylan Grazer) are surprised by Hamby (Rainn Wilson), a security officer who gives chase and is then trapped in a well. Over the next few days, Joey and Hamby forge an uneasy relationship. Hamby tells Joey he’ll keep quiet ifWhile stealing money to help their sick mother (Mena Suvari), teen brothers Matt and Joey (Fionn Whitehead and Jack Dylan Grazer) are surprised by Hamby (Rainn Wilson), a security officer who gives chase and is then trapped in a well. Over the next few days, Joey and Hamby forge an uneasy relationship. Hamby tells Joey he’ll keep quiet if Joey sets him free. But Hamby holds another secret, one that will threaten Joey and his family, in this twist-filled, cat-and-mouse thriller.… Expand

Director: Alex McAulay

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 83 min

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Richard Whittaker

Jan 14, 2021

McAulay has crafted a terse, bleak drama. It's reminiscent of the portrait of a corrupt male friendship in Super Dark Times, but with the added pressures of kinship and family. To describe Don't Tell a Soul as a story of toxic masculinity is both accurate but, in a time when every film with a flawed or unpleasant male an/protagonist gets that tag, almost glib. There's something rancid between the boys. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Jan 19, 2021

An ambitious black comedy that never goes far enough. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Jan 19, 2021

The notion of exploring how a young boy views the world through his manipulative older sibling’s eyes – and how poverty affects that developing worldview – is not a bad one. It’s just delivered haphazardly. I applaud McAulay’s efforts, but Don’t Tell a Soul is at its best when it’s simply having fun as a silly B-flick. Shut your brain off, enjoy – and, like with any guilty pleasure, don’t tell a soul you liked it. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jan 14, 2021

A plot twist saves (that might not be the word for it) Don’t Tell a Soul from being absolutely oppressive, merely by injecting a scintilla of “what happens next” appeal — and letting the always-interesting Wilson stretch a bit. Read full review

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Orukayu

Jan 25, 2023

A dramatic thriller from 2021. It is a showdown movie between the tough-tempered elder brother at the age of 17 and the younger brother who is less than 15 years old and oppressed. Children have mothers with cancer and unable to move. The younger brother steals money from a house by beingA dramatic thriller from 2021. It is a showdown movie between the tough-tempered elder brother at the age of 17 and the younger brother who is less than 15 years old and oppressed. Children have mothers with cancer and unable to move. The younger brother steals money from a house by being told it is for his mother. While walking on the road, a security guard appears in front of them. They start to run away and the man starts chasing. Then the man falls into a deep well in the forest area. Over time, the big one gets more and more tyrannical. The little one succumbs to his conscience.

The movie is an average movie. It's annoying when you watch it. No nudity or sexuality. Family can watch.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Apr 27, 2022

Too contrived for such a simple premise. It's bleak yes, but goes absolutely nowhere, especially with that hollow ending. Family therapy would have been more practical.

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