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Silent Fall
Directed by
Bruce Beresford
R
1994
1h 40m
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5.9
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An autistic boy witnesses his parents' double murder. A controversial therapist seeks to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case.
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Cast of Silent Fall
Richard Dreyfuss
Dr. Jake Rainer
Linda Hamilton
Karen Rainer
John Lithgow
Dr. Rene Harlinger
J. T. Walsh
Sheriff Mitch Rivers
Ben Faulkner
Tim Warden
Liv Tyler
Sylvie Warden
Zahn McClarnon
Deputy Bear
Brandon Stouffer
Halloween Kid #1
Treva Moniik King
Halloween Kid #2
John McGee Jr.
Deputy
Ron Tucker
Forensic Detective
Catherine Shaffner
Martha
Heather M. Bomba
Twin #1
Marianne E. Bomba
Twin #2
Jane Beard
Carol Simmons
Bruce Beresford
Director
Akiva Goldsman
Writer
James G. Robinson
Producer
Silent Fall Ratings & Reviews
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Parents are found dead with the only survivors found are their two kids who are the older teenage daughter Sylvie played by Liv Tyler and her 7 or 8 year old autistic son Tim(Ben Faulkner). Here comes criminal psychologist Dr. Jake Rainer (Richard Dreyfuss) who has a PHd in dealing with mentally challenged children and is supposed to be retired but one his best friends Sheriff Mitch Rivers ( J. T. Walsh ) encourages his social skills to help him solve it by helping Tim to recall the events that lead up to their parents death since he may have been a witness for the whole ordeal. And because he's like 100% autistic, Dr. Jake is the only person who can expose this by reasonable means instead of using drugs and other experimental tactics used by his radical associate Dr. Rene Harlinger played by John Lithgow. I was totally sucked up to this movie because their isn't many films that focuses on "autistic" children to solve a case, for I think this film is the first. The procedures for which this film has showed is at times quite enlightening since we the viewers may have suspect who had done it, but at the same time don't quite know how it's done until the very end. The movie also stars Linda Hamilton as Karen Rainer as Jake's wife.
The Virginian-Pilot
Mal Vincent
As long as it sticks to relationships, Silent Fall is above average. It's only when it tries to become a standard murder mystery that it becomes ordinary.
Moviehole
Caffeinated Clint
A tense and terrific thriller. Tyler is a standout.
Variety
Emanuel Levy
Poorly scripted by Akiva Goldsman, this murder mystery (helmed by Bruce Beresford) represents an awkward synthesis of autism and family abuse as social problems, failing to deliver suspense or excitement on any level.
Movieline
Stephen Farber
Beresford has drawn amazing performances from Ben Faulkner as the boy and ravishing ex-model Liv Tyler as his distraught sister.
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
It's the kind of picture that results when a film maker loses sight of the fact that a portion of his audience might actually think while watching a movie.
Internet Reviews
Steve Rhodes
The mystery keeps the viewer riveted to the screen.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
One of those productions where everybody lives in big houses surrounded by autumnal woods, and spends a lot of time walking by the sides of lakes.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Silent Fall, a dramatically repressed psychodrama, could be sued for creative malpractice.
Washington Post
Hal Hinson
So predictable that you would almost swear you'd seen it before.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Chris Hicks
The film relies too heavily on gimmicks ... And the mystery plotting and dialogue are weak at best.
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