Don't Say a Word

"...I'll never tell."

Director: Gary Fleder Year: 2001 Runtime: 113 min IMDb: ⭐ 6.2
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Synopsis

When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a young woman, suffering from PTSD, who knows a secret six digit code number.

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Content Warnings

⭐ IMDb Parents Guide 🛡️ Common Sense Media

a dog dies
Yes
there's a dead animal
Yes
animals are abused
Yes
a pet dies
Yes
an animal is sad
Yes
an animal dies
Yes
a child is abandoned by a parent or guardian
spoiler no, but a child ends up alone after the death of her father, which could still be potentially triggering
there's child abuse
Yes
someone gets gaslighted
Yes
someone is stalked
spoiler the antagonists make it clear they've been watching the protagonist for a while before they make contact. one of the antagonists continues to follow the protagonist throughout the course of the movie, while the other antagonists watch him and his family through cameras and a window
rape is mentioned
spoiler very briefly, they are confirming it did not happen
someone is drugged
Yes
someone is restrained
Yes
a woman gets slapped
Yes
there's excessive gore
spoiler there is a little gore but it's definitely not excessive
there's shaving/cutting
Yes
someone struggles to breathe
Yes
somebody is choked
Yes
someone is stabbed
Yes
Someone becomes unconscious
Yes
someone is buried alive
Yes
there's torture
Yes
heads get squashed
spoiler Not exactly squashed but hit a lot
an infant is abducted
spoiler a child is abducted, but she isn't an infant
a major character dies
Yes
someone dies
Yes
the r-slur is used
spoiler Within the first 10 minutes, once.
a family member dies
spoiler it's a main plot point that Elisabeth's father was killed when she was a child. it doesnt actually happen during the course of the movie but it is mentioned repeatedly, and near the end we see a flashback
A child's dear toy is destroyed
Yes
someone is kidnapped
Yes
a parent dies
spoiler A father is killed in front of his daughter
there are shower scenes
spoiler no but we see the protagonist give his wife a sponge bath
there's natural bodies of water
Yes
someone vomits
spoiler Happens around 52 minutes in. Audio, no visual other than a top view of him hunched over a toilet. Fairly short but it's a cut scene so it comes out of nowhere. Stop watching when he says "she's still got the doll"
there's spitting
Yes
there is copaganda
Yes
there's incarceration
spoiler word mention, nothing is shown
needles/syringes are used
Yes
there's a mental institution scene
spoiler multiple, a large portion of the movie takes place in a mental institution as one of the main characters works there and another is being treated there
there's a hospital scene
spoiler Protagonist's partner is shown in hospital environment.
someone has an eating disorder
spoiler a character refuses to eat, but that's not due to an eating disorder
a mentally ill person is violent
spoiler A character who is (mostly) faking mental illness attacks someone offscreen
someone suffers from PTSD
Yes
there's a claustrophobic scene
Yes
someone has an anxiety attack
Yes
someone has a mental illness
Yes
there's flashing lights or images
spoiler lights from police cars and ambulances
there are sudden loud noises
Yes
there is obscene language/gestures
Yes
someone is watched without knowing
Yes
there's ableist language or behavior
Yes
someone speaks hate speech
Yes
the black guy dies first
Yes
there is sexual content
Yes
someone is sexually objectified
spoiler Female police detective is sexually objectified in her first on-screen appearance.
there are nude scenes
spoiler a character gives his wife a sponge bath, but she is wearing shorts and a vest which stay on. later, she wants to get changed and begins to take her top off, then remembers she is being watched
a car crashes
Yes
a person is hit by a car
Yes
a car honks or tires screech
Yes
there's blood/gore
spoiler very mildly, we see flesh wounds and bruises. one character gets stabbed but it is not graphic
there's gun violence
Yes
someone drowns
Yes

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