SummaryWhile stealing money to help their sick mother (Mena Suvari), teen brothers Matt and Joey (Fionn Whitehead and Jack Dylan Grazer) are surprised by Hamby (Rainn Wilson), a security officer who gives chase and is then trapped in a well. Over the next few days, Joey and Hamby forge an uneasy relationship. Hamby tells Joey he’ll keep quiet if Joey se... Read More
Directed By:Alex McAulay
Written By:Alex McAulay
Don't Tell a Soul
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Jan 14, 2021
67
McAulay has crafted a terse, bleak drama. It's reminiscent of the portrait of a corrupt male friendship in Super Dark Times, but with the added pressures of kinship and family. To describe Don't Tell a Soul as a story of toxic masculinity is both accurate but, in a time when every film with a flawed or unpleasant male an/protagonist gets that tag, almost glib. There's something rancid between the boys.
Jan 19, 2021
60
The notion of exploring how a young boy views the world through his manipulative older sibling’s eyes – and how poverty affects that developing worldview – is not a bad one. It’s just delivered haphazardly. 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.
Jan 14, 2021
30
A plot twist saves (that might not be the word for it) Don’t Tell a Soul from being absolutely oppressive, merely by injecting a scintilla of “what happens next” appeal — and letting the always-interesting Wilson stretch a bit.
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Jan 25, 2023
6
A dramatic thriller from 2021. It is a showdown movie between the tough-tempered elder brother at the age of 17 and the younger brother who is less than 15 years old and oppressed. Children have mothers with cancer and unable to move. The younger brother steals money from a house by being told it is for his mother. While walking on the road, a security guard appears in front of them. They start to run away and the man starts chasing. Then the man falls into a deep well in the forest area. Over time, the big one gets more and more tyrannical. The little one succumbs to his conscience. The movie is an average movie. It's annoying when you watch it. No nudity or sexuality. Family can watch.
Apr 27, 2022
5
Too contrived for such a simple premise. It's bleak yes, but goes absolutely nowhere, especially with that hollow ending. Family therapy would have been more practical.
Production Company:
- Unbridled Films
- Mangano Movies & Media
Release Date:Jan 15, 2021
Duration:1 h 23 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Some secrets should stay buried
