Silent House Page #3

Synopsis: This movie is about Sarah as she and her dad go to their lakeside retreat to pack things up inside because it is being sold. While there, her uncle also helps get the place up to scratch so they can sell it. The uncle has to leave to get an electrician to check the wiring, but after he goes she starts hearing noises and seeing what she thinks are people inside the house. Soon she and her dad are attacked by someone or something and they end up in a fight for their lives. But there's something more going on here than she thinks.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director(s): Chris Kentis, Laura Lau
Production: Open Road Films
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.3
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
43%
R
Year:
2011
86 min
$9,921,042
Website
415 Views


(GROANS SOFTLY)

(WHIMPERING SOFTLY)

(WATER RUNNING)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

(SHUSHES)

(GIRL SCREAMS)

(WHIMPERING)

(BOTTLES CLINKING)

(GASPING)

(SLOW POUNDING)

(LOW RUMBLING)

(BOTTLES CLINKING)

(LITTLE GIRL CRYING OUT)

(ICE CUBES TINKLING)

(PANTING)

(GASPS) There you are.

Sophia. What are you...

Thought we had a date,

didn't we?

(GASPING)

Are you looking for this?

That's not the key

to this door.

That's not the way out.

(FIRE CRACKLING)

Daddy?

What did you do to him?

Not nearly enough.

(ICE CUBES TINKLING)

Daddy want his favorite drink?

No'? I think he's

going to need it.

Who are you?

Why are you doing this to us?

You have trouble

remembering, Sarah.

You have holes up here.

You have the key.

(DRAGGING)

(DRAGGING CONTINUES)

Did I...

No.

Finish what you started.

No.

Leave us alone!

Stop punishing yourself, Sarah.

Sarah, ple... (SHUSHING)

You have to be quiet or

you're gonna wake up Mommy

and then I'll have

to punish you.

So you want to

play with me now?

(SHUSHING) (GROANS)

Why are you making

such a big deal?

It's just a game,

don't be such a baby.

Don't... Don't...

Please don't! Please don't!

Ow, Daddy, it hurts.

(SOBBING) it hurts.

JOHN:
Daddy would

never hurt you.

Liar!

Look. Look at what you did.

Look at what you did to me!

How could you!

JOHN:
Look at what you did.

Sarah, honey,

you're seeing things,

people that aren't there.

You're making things up

that didn't happen.

But we can get

through this, baby.

You're gonna have to

do what I say. Okay?

I can help you but you're

gonna have to untie me first.

Sweetie...

Honey?

It's okay. It's okay.

Come on. That's right.

Just take it easy.

Just take it easy.

(GASPS) Oh, God. Thank you.

Now just give these to me.

All right. All right.

Okay.

(DROPS CLIPPERS)

(SOFTLY) Honey, it's all right.

It's okay. It's okay.

All right. You okay?

(SARAH WEEPING)

No, Daddy! Ow!

You're making me

do this, Sarah.

No! (WEEPING)

PETER:
John...

Just leave her alone.

Leave her alone?

Shut up, Peter.

Shut up and

enjoy the show, huh?

(SARAH SCREAMS)

Just like you always did.

Right, Sarah? Let her go.

What is this, a joke?

You're such a loser.

(PETER GROANS)

Pretending to be dead.

And then you attack me?

(PANTING)

This will be our

special little secret.

PETER:
Oh, God.

Oh, God, Sarah. Please.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

It was so long ago.

I should have stopped it,

I should have stopped him.

(SNIFFLES)

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Laura Lau

Laura Lau (simplified Chinese: 劳拉·刘; traditional Chinese: 勞拉·劉; born March 31, 1963) is an American writer, director, and producer, perhaps best known as the writer of the films Open Water (2005) and Silent House (2011), the latter of which she co-directed with Chris Kentis. more…

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