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Film · 2016

Don't Breathe

Directed by Fede Álvarez · starring Stephen Lang, Jane Levy and Dylan Minnette

  • 1 h 28 min
  • Horror · Thriller
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 8 September 2016
  • 6.6 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.2 Users44 votes
  • 6.0 Critics1 review
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Synopsis

Fede Alvarez returns to the Ghost House again for a new horror thriller movie, after the great success from the remake of the classic horror film, 'The Evil Dead'. With its own script with Rodo Sayagues, 'Don't Breathe' is his newest attempt on the big screen. The story focuses on a group of young people, bloodthirsty and with the desire to have adventures, they decide to find a perfect victim to satisfy their desire for adrenaline. Their eyes are fixed on an old blind man who lives in the neighborhood and they decided that he would be the perfect victim. Assaulting the house of apparent invalid, young people start living a nightmare which they may not be able to escape alive from. A mistake that could cost them their lives, but one which will reveal the big secret behind the terrifying man.

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The essentials

Runtime
88 min1 hour and 28 minutes
Box office
$88.2min US
How long is Don't Breathe?
1 hour and 28 minutes (88 minutes).
When was Don't Breathe released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 8 September 2016.
Who directed Don't Breathe?
Fede Álvarez.
Who is in Don't Breathe?
It stars Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette and Daniel Zovatto.
Where can I watch Don't Breathe?
In the UK it is available with a channel on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
How much did Don't Breathe make?
It took $88.2 million in US.
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Cast

Full cast (13)
Director
Fede Álvarez
Writers
Fede Álvarez, Rodo Sayagues
Music
Roque Baños
Producers
Fede Álvarez, Sam Raimi, Rodo Sayagues

Videos and trailers

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'Don't Breathe' Trailer 2:4012 May 2016

Photos and posters

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Reviews

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7.2 44 votes
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What the critics say 6.0, from one outlet

  • 6.0 VarietyDennis Harvey A muscular exercise in brutal, relentless peril that should please genre fans. Prospects look upbeat for a summer?s-end theatrical launch in various territories. Read

Box office

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  • US $88.2m
  • UK £3.7m

Trivia

All 7 facts

  • Past together

    Director / Writer Fede Alvarez, Writer Rodo Sayagues, Producers Sam Raimi & Rob Tapert, Composer Roque Baños, and actress Jane Levy all worked on Evil Dead (2013) before this movie.

  • Homemade Instruments

    The soundtrack of the film was created taking advantage sounds of the house in which the action takes place. The director Fede Alvarez and composer Roque Baños decided to create music from homemade instruments and sounds of objects abandoned house in Detroit.

  • First title

    This film was originally titled 'A Man in the Dark'.

  • Belated revelation

    The title of the film, 'Don't Breathe', wasn't revealed until its premiere at SXSW 2016.

  • Birthday

    Jane Levy and Dylan Minnette, both starring in the movie, share the same birthday. (December 29)

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