Don't Breathe

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Don't Breathe

R

2016

1h 28m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Rocky (Jane Levy), Alex and Money are three Detroit thieves who get their kicks by breaking into the houses of wealthy people. Money gets word about a blind veteran who won a major cash settlement following the death of his only child. Figuring he's an easy target, the trio invades the man's secluded home in an abandoned neighborhood. Finding themselves trapped inside, the young intruders must fight for their lives after making a shocking discovery about their supposedly helpless victim.

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Critics Consensus

Don't Breathe smartly twists its sturdy premise to offer a satisfyingly tense, chilling addition to the home invasion genre that's all the more effective for its simplicity.

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

05/18/2020

This film is just what you need to completely take you out of what is happening outside because you literally won't be able to stop watching.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

10/10/2016

2/5

I never feel totally comfortable watching a movie in which the heroine is punched repeatedly in the face, in wide shot, by a muscle-bound psychopath until she blacks out.

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Bruce Diones

The New Yorker

09/26/2016

The suspense is built as carefully as it is in a good John Carpenter movie; Alvarez uses the camera like a stealth weapon, exploring dark corners and hidden areas of the house with devilish glee.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

05/01/2024

5/5

Don’t Breathe is an exemplar of tension and suspense. Its screenplay carefully lays the groundwork, subtly foreshadowing big moments that are skillfully directed by Fede Alvarez.

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

08/07/2023

A Thriller of a generation

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

04/11/2022

2.5/4

Not long after it's over, the previous 90 minutes go from being an impressive exercise in cinematic tension to little more than a technically sound production hanging by the thin threads of a plot-hole-ridden script.

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Todor Y

@Phantom961 Aug 4

This movie is preferable to the second one.

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Benny R

@Benny925 Aug 2

Ewwww the things the I saw in this film shouldn’t be allowed on television. I can handle gore and blood, but they put pretty disgusting elements in this film.

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Kota G

@RT84573380 Jul 13

I absolutely loved this movie so much better then the second one the first one is edge sitting and nothing but horror absolutely love how he can navigate his whole house blind the first one was the best and will be the best

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K G

@KatyG-S Jul 9

Evil Dead could not breathe after this. I said it because Jane Levy starred in this & she had a better impact than when she did in "Evil Dead". The movie was a rather fun one - a movie regarding the need to escape with obstacles to tell horror stories about. From the start, it was so exciting looking at our main few characters, who seem have their own struggles & go through worse when they enter. We love a whole line or sympathetic characters. This movie should take pride with the blind man with the backstory of losing his wife & daughter. This was how he got insane, holding Rocky hostage so he could get a new wife & daughter. Genius, isn't it? Getting himself caught was some of the best villain defeats. You know, the blind man feels similar to Piella Bakewell from "Wallace & Gromit: a Matter of Loaf & Death".

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Fantazynerd 1

@RT48179632 Jul 4

As if I didn't think old people were already creepy

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Stoner J.

@Stoner Jun 13

Fantastic horror thriller, super tense direction. And Stephen Lang makes owns this flick. He’s great.

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Don't Breathe: Official Clip - Lights Out

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Don't Breathe: Official Clip - Trapped in a Car

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Don't Breathe: Official Clip - Rocky's Revenge

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Don't Breathe: Official Clip - Robbery Gone Wrong

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Don't Breathe: Official Clip - The Secret In the Basement

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Don't Breathe: Official Clip - A Fair Exchange

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Don't Breathe: Official Clip - A Way Out

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Don't Breathe: Official Clip - A Thief's End

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Don't Breathe: Official Clip - The Turkey Baster

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Synopsis

Rocky (Jane Levy), Alex and Money are three Detroit thieves who get their kicks by breaking into the houses of wealthy people. Money gets word about a blind veteran who won a major cash settlement following the death of his only child. Figuring he's an easy target, the trio invades the man's secluded home in an abandoned neighborhood. Finding themselves trapped inside, the young intruders must fight for their lives after making a shocking discovery about their supposedly helpless victim.

Director: Fede Alvarez
Producer: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Fede Alvarez
Screenwriter: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues Mendez
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films, Ghost House Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Content|Sexual References|Terror|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $89.2M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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