Rent Hush (2016)

Name: Hush
Rating: 3.4

3.4 of 5 from 47 ratings

1h 22min

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Silence can be Killer. Before 'The Haunting of Hill House' and 'Doctor Sleep', writer-director Mike Flanagan delivered 'Hush' - a lean, nerve-shredding exercise in minimalist terror. Co-written with and starring Kate Siegel, this stripped-back home invasion thriller showcases the filmmaker's mastery of sustained suspense. Maddie (Siegel), a deaf novelist living in secluded woodland isolation, finds her hard-won peace shattered when a masked killer (John Gallagher Jr.) appears at her window. Cut off from help, she is forced into a brutal game of cat and mouse where silence becomes both her greatest vulnerability and her only weapon.
As the night deepens, Maddie's survival will depend on ingenuity, resilience, and sheer strength of will. Claustrophobic, cleverly constructed, and relentlessly tense, Hush transforms a simple premise into a masterclass in pure tension, demonstrating that sometimes the quietest films make the loudest impact.
Actors:: John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan, Emma Graves
Directors:: Mike Flanagan
Producers:: Jason Blum, Trevor Macy
Writers:: Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel
Aka:: Silencio
Genres:: Horror, Thrillers

BBFC:

Release Date:

13/07/2026

Run Time:

82 minutes

Languages:

English Dolby Atmos, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Subtitles:

English Hard of Hearing

DVD Regions:

Region 0 (All)

Formats:

Pal

Aspect Ratio:

Widescreen 2.35:1

Colour:

Colour

BLU-RAY Regions:

(0) All

Bonus:

Audio commentary with co-writer/director Mike Flanagan, co-writer/actor Kate Siegel, and actors Samantha Sloyan, John Gallagher Jr. and Michael Trucco
Picture-in-picture commentary with Flanagan, Siegel, Sloyan, Gallagher Jr., and Trucco
The Dance Macabre, an interview with Mike Flanagan
To Stand Alone, an interview with Kate Siegel
The Constant Reader, an interview with Samantha Sloyan
The Shape of Silence, an interview with John Gallagher Jr
Silent Witness, an interview with Michael Trucco
One Good Scare, an interview with actor Trevor Macy
Violent Strains, an interview with composers The Newton Brothers
One Terrible Night, an interview with cinematographer James Kniest
Original trailer
Image gallery
Audio commentary with Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel
Mike Flanagan Artist Talk, a feature-length Q&A with the filmmaker, recorded at Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal in 2024
Beyond Fest Q&A with Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel, recorded at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles in 2024
The Silent Mask, a brand new visual essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller Nicholas on the film's representation of deafness

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