Nell, Simon and their son Art host a yearly Christmas dinner at their country estate for their former school friends and their spouses. It is gradually revealed that there is an imminent environmental catastrophe and that this dinner will be their last night alive.
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- jackmeatAugust 22, 2025My quick rating - 5.8/10. Have to lead with this. Do NOT watch this with your younger kids. And I almost missed reviewing it. Oops. Not sure this is the one that is going to hit your Xmas rotation of flix, unless you would like to be amused by kids that talk like truck drivers for half the movie and then end up completely depressed by the end of it. I had no idea what I was getting into, minus the summary (which is close enough to a spoiler, so stop if you want to be completely surprised). "Nell, Simon, and their son Art are ready to welcome friends and family for what promises to be a perfect Christmas gathering. Perfect except for one thing: everyone is going to die." I kind of figured some strange slasher flick on its way, but instead, I got an inventive drama starring Keira Knightley hosting a Christmas party for family and friends so they can all just happily KILL THEMSELVES. Apparently, there are gases being released that are going to sweep through the country and painfully wipe out the people, so the idea here is to take a pill and just die before it gets you. The interactions between the characters are really well done. The kids in this absolutely steal the show, though, constantly bickering and swearing at each other while the parents take it in stride and give pretentious responses to it all. I really enjoyed the dialogue that was written up for this one. There are some lulls throughout, and of course, the indecisive nature of what they are all actually doing becomes a source of conflict. That and the whole thought of maybe it just isn't even true. A few little twists that they plant in the story so it keeps you wondering. It may not be the best movie but it surely is one thing. Memorable.
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Silent Night was released on December 2, 2021.
Silent Night was directed by Camille Griffin.
Silent Night has a runtime of 1h 32m.
Silent Night was produced by Matthew Vaughn, Trudie Styler, Celine Rattray.
Nell, Simon and their son Art host a yearly Christmas dinner at their country estate for their former school friends and their spouses. It is gradually revealed that there is an imminent environmental catastrophe and that this dinner will be their last night alive.
The key characters in Silent Night are Nell (Keira Knightley), Simon (Matthew Goode), Art (Roman Griffin Davis).
Silent Night is rated R.
Silent Night is a Horror, Drama, Comedy film.
Silent Night has an audience rating of 4.7 out of 10.
Silent Night has made $439K at the box office.