Soft & Quiet
Momentum Pictures | Release Date: November 4, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
The PlaylistR. Colin TaitApr 13, 2022
Soft and Quiet begins as subtly as its title implies. It sneaks up on you. By the time you realize what it’s actually about, it’s too late and you are swept into a narrative (and a world) that you do not want to be a part of. Read full review
91
IndieWireKate ErblandMar 17, 2022
The film unfolds like a runaway train, a rapid-fire thriller and drama and horror film all in one, both breathless and breathtaking. Read full review
90
TheWrapCarlos AguilarNov 4, 2022
One of the most audacious American debuts of the year, writer-director Beth de Araújo’s Soft & Quiet shocks one’s system from its opening moments and doesn’t ever slow down to let you fully process it as it happens. Read full review
90
Film ThreatMichael Talbot-HaynesMar 17, 2022
Soft and Quiet is the most unsettling real-life horror movie since Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. The seemingly uninterrupted single take with a handheld camera fits the production perfectly. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeMar 17, 2022
The film — and in turn the director — demands a lot from viewers; even with ample warning and disclaimers, it won’t be for everyone. Those who can stomach it will be rewarded with a courageous work of art. Read full review
89
Austin ChronicleRod MachenNov 8, 2022
This is powerful filmmaking that goes beyond just vilifying racist scum, and asks hard questions about what hate hath wrought. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comKatie RifeNov 4, 2022
The film comes directly from its writer-director’s own lived experiences with racism, which gives it a rawness and an urgency that’s hard to ignore. And given America's cognitive dissonance about the looming threat of white supremacy in this country, an unsparing take on the issue like this one is very much needed. If you feel sick watching this movie, that means it’s working. Read full review
85
Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganNov 4, 2022
In depicting the rapid escalation from closeted bigotry to outright hate crime, Soft & Quiet communicates the urgency of identifying and standing up to similarly hateful groups in our own communities, which are never as “secret” as they wish to be. Read full review
80
VarietyPeter DebrugeMar 17, 2022
Soft & Quiet is deeply unpleasant to watch, but that’s the point. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 4, 2023
A tight, minimalist thriller this smart, rhetoric-based turning towards violence and its repercussions, is too good and too important to ignore. Read full review
75
The Film StageJohn FinkMar 24, 2022
To say Soft & Quiet is designed to get your blood boiling is an understatement—it makes its intentions very clear when a pie for the meeting is unwrapped, revealing a swastika. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneDavid FearNov 4, 2022
A horror movie that hides its monsters in plain sight, Soft & Quiet is meant to disquiet you from the very beginning, forcing you to ride shotgun with these “jus’ folks” who mix matchmaking suggestions for single members with toxic comments about immigrants and minorities. Read full review
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