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2016 · Movie · 2h 41m · R

Silence

CriticsCritics: 81
AudienceAudience: 7.1

In 17th-century Japan, two Portuguese Jesuit priests search for their mentor, who is rumored to have abandoned his faith. As they encounter a persecuted Christian community and severe opposition, their mission forces them to confront devotion, doubt, suffering, and the complicated consequences of religious outreach.

My take

You may appreciate this if you enjoy serious, spiritually challenging historical dramas with emotional intensity, but Not for you if you prefer fast pacing, easy answers, or lighter viewing like Gangs of New York.

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Cast

Andrew GarfieldAdam DriverLiam NeesonTadanobu AsanoCiarán HindsIssey OgataShinya TsukamotoYoshi Oida

Director

Martin Scorsese

If tonight is a Silence night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.