Don't Tell a Soul

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Movie Info

A security officer falls down a hidden well while chasing two teenage brothers who stole more than $12,000. Desperate to get out, he soon tries to convince one of the siblings to set him free and save his life.

Genre:

mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English
Director:

Alex McAulay
Producer:

Chris Mangano, Merry-Kay Poe
Writer:

Alex McAulay
Release Date (Theaters):

Jan 15, 2021 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 15, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA):

$120.0K
Runtime:

1h 24m
Production Co:

Mangano Movies & Media

Cast & Crew

Jack Dylan Grazer
Joey

Fionn Whitehead
Matt

Mena Suvari
Carol

Rainn Wilson
Hamby

McKenna Christine Poe
Teenage Girl

Shannon Cogan
Broadcaster

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Critic Reviews for Don't Tell a Soul

All Critics (12) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (3)

A funny mean streak runs through the promising coming-of-age thriller Don't Tell a Soul.

January 15, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Simon Abrams
RogerEbert.com
As for Wilson, he fits effortlessly into this equation as the proxy father upon whom Matt can inflict his one sense of revenge against his late dad, and in whom Joey finds something like parental approval.

January 15, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Richard Whittaker
Austin Chronicle
With every pout, Whitehead seems to puff with pride, as if to say "Here I reveal yet another terrible aspect of the American Character."

January 14, 2021 | Full Review…

Glenn Kenny
New York Times
This well-crafted, queasy movie, neither a formulaic thriller or entirely credible as drama, nonetheless ultimately pulls off a kind of backroads grand guignol that is worth a look.

January 23, 2021 | Full Review…

Dennis Harvey
48 Hills
Holds one's interest over its brief eighty-three minute running-time, though it suffers from almost amusing issues of plausibility and one terribly overwrought performance.

January 21, 2021 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
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.

January 20, 2021 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Alex Saveliev
Film Threat
Writer/director Alex McAulay's mean-spirited, mud-caked, scungy thriller, "Don't Tell a Soul," gets a boost from an uncharacteristically scary Rainn Wilson.

January 16, 2021 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Jonathan W. Hickman
The Newnan Times-Herald
As lean and mean as they come, this sharp, emotional thriller is centered on just four characters and a couple of spare locations, and yet it wryly uncoils a surprising number of shocks and layers.

January 16, 2021 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Common Sense Media
Despite an intriguing premise and committed performances, it lacks the character depth and moral complexity to maintain consistent suspense.

January 15, 2021 | Full Review…

Todd Jorgenson
Cinemalogue
McAulay offers enough reasons to stick around, carefully developing his characters while adding necessary strangeness to the central survival plot.

January 15, 2021 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Brian Orndorf
Blu-ray.com
The plotting, with all of its surprises and additional complications, takes over, and we're left with nobody with whom to sympathize...

January 15, 2021 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies
The pacing is lively enough that the absurdities only fully register once the movie is over.

January 14, 2021 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Josh Bell
Crooked Marquee