Return to Silent Hill
Cineverse | Release Date: January 23, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
7

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Little White LiesEsther RosenfieldJan 24, 2026
The performances too somehow emulates the game’s awkward, unnatural voice acting, a key contributor to both works’ uncanny dreamlike ambience. Rarely has a film better evoked a PlayStation 2 game. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsJan 23, 2026
Gans’ sequel delivers more of the same, so it likely won’t impress anyone who doesn’t already enjoy getting lost in the fog. Read full review
50
Screen RantGrant HermannsJan 23, 2026
Gans and co-writers Sandra Vo-Anh and Will Schneider clearly wanted to try and make a faithful translation of the second game in the series, but between unnecessary lore changes and a lack of thematic heft in some of its storytelling, the filmmaker's return to the franchise is a weird mix of exciting recreations, gorgeous visuals and disappointing execution. Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesDominic BaezJan 21, 2026
It doesn’t hold a candle to the game, but there’s enough here to warrant another visit to this tragic little town. Read full review
50
IGNJesse SchedeenJan 21, 2026
Return to Silent Hill isn’t the worst entry in this video game movie series, but it fails to accomplish anything that the source material doesn’t do better. Read full review
40
EmpireHarry StainerJan 29, 2026
Die-hard fans may get a kick out of seeing the monstrosities of Silent Hill on the big screen. But this return trip to gaming’s most terrifying town won’t leave you scared — just bored. Read full review
40
The GuardianJesse HassengerJan 21, 2026
20 years later Gans still can’t figure out how to escape the open-ended confinement of gameplay, or even give it the forward momentum of a game with a mission. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerJan 22, 2026
The plot and character development remains early-2000s video game level, a fact made even more disappointing because Gans added so much more to the first film. Read full review
30
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaJan 22, 2026
“Return” cranks the chaos factor up several gears. Maybe that’s a logical shift for a franchise about a creepy New England town that jostles its visitors around multiple planes of reality. Though, here, it’s not as fun as that sounds. Read full review
30
ColliderRoss BonaimeJan 21, 2026
With bad direction, terrible acting, and a world that has no weight behind it (especially since most of it was clearly made in a computer), this isn’t the way to bring Silent Hill 2 to the big screen. This powerful survival horror story has been turned into an ugly, laughable adaptation that proves that maybe we should’ve never gone back to Silent Hill. Read full review
30
Total FilmAshley BardhanJan 21, 2026
Loosely based on the 2001 game Silent Hill 2, Return to Silent Hill can be an atmospheric horror film with original creature designs worthy of Konami's legendary franchise. But a confusing plot, mediocre visual effects, and over-the-top acting might make director Christophe Gans' newest Silent Hill adaptation just as divisive as his first attempt 20 years ago. Read full review
16
IndieWireAlison ForemanJan 23, 2026
A nasty, claustrophobic display of creative ineptitude — one that’s packed with as many incomplete ideas as it is tired genre cliches — Return to Silent Hill squanders the rare opportunity to translate one of PlayStation’s most psychologically sophisticated worlds into valuable box office fuel. Read full review
16
The A.V. ClubJacob OllerJan 22, 2026
Somewhere between a reboot and a remake, Return To Silent Hill is the worst film of the franchise so far, and a reminder that you can’t go home again—even if your home is the haunted hamlet of Silent Hill. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineJustin ClarkJan 21, 2026
Christophe Gans’s film does away with all the psychosexual nuance of Silent Hill 2. Read full review
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