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A Quiet Place: Day One

Name: A Quiet Place: Day One
Genre: Drama, Horror, Science fiction
Released: 2024-06-28
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Avy Berry, Denis O'Hare, Djimon Hounsou, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff

Directed by Michael Sarnoski · starring Avy Berry, Denis O'Hare and Djimon Hounsou

1 h 40 min
Drama · Horror · Science fiction
USA

6.2 AverageMovieNCo
6.7 Users8 votes
5.8 Critics6 reviews

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Synopsis

'A Quiet Place: Day 1' is the prequel to 'A Quiet Place', a horror and science fiction saga created by John Krasinski. The movie takes place before the events of the first film and reveals why our world was left in silence.

Michael Sarnoski ('Pig') directs the movie and also handles the screenplay, based on a story by him and Krasinski, and on characters created by Bryan Woods and Scott Beck.

Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, and Djimon Hounsou star in this spin-off set in New York, showing us how one of the world's noisiest cities faces the arrival of fierce alien invaders that hunt their prey by sound.

Nyong'o plays Sam, a woman visiting New York when the alien invasion occurs. The city quickly plunges into chaos with the arrival of the monsters, and Sam reluctantly joins forces with a man named Eric (Quinn), with whom she must learn to work as a team to navigate the city and survive.

'A Quiet Place: Day 1' is a production of Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night and Paramount Pictures in association with Michael Bay. The film is produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, and John Krasinski, with Allyson Seeger and Vicki Dee Rock as executive producers.

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The essentials

Runtime: 100 min1 hour and 40 minutes
Budget: $67mParamount Pictures
Box office: $261.9m3.9 times its budget

How long is A Quiet Place: Day One?: 1 hour and 40 minutes (100 minutes).
Who directed A Quiet Place: Day One?: Michael Sarnoski.
Who is in A Quiet Place: Day One?: It stars Avy Berry, Denis O'Hare, Djimon Hounsou and Joseph Quinn.
Where can I watch A Quiet Place: Day One?: In the UK it is available to rent on Prime Video and to buy on Apple TV.
How much did A Quiet Place: Day One make?: It took $261.9 million worldwide. It cost $67 million.
Is it part of a series?: Yes: it is film 3 of 4 in A Quiet Place.

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Cast

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Director: Michael Sarnoski
Writers: Michael Sarnoski, John Krasinski, Bryan Woods, Scott Beck
Producers: Michael Bay, John Krasinski, Alex Cox, David Lewis

Videos and trailers

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'A Quiet Place: Day One' Super Bowl Spot 0:3011 February 2024

2:21 Trailer'A Quiet Place: Day One' Spanish Trailer 2

Photos and posters

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Reviews

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What the critics say average 5.8 from 6 outlets

8.0 EmpireBen Travis "Although the action sequences offer nothing new, the chemistry between the protagonists makes the story unexpectedly moving". Read
7.5 Entertainment WeeklyJordan Hoffman "It is effective and disturbing without being too gory, it has performers who convey through their faces what in other films would require whole blocks of dialogue, and it is quite moving". Read
5.0 Roger EbertBrian Tallerico "Although there are interesting ideas and two good performances, it feels like the first draft of a richer, more complex film (...) Sarnoski, shows a knack for the melancholy, subtle character beats… Read

Box office

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Budget $67m
Worldwide $261.9m
US $138.9m
UK £9.5m

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Soundtrack

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Trivia

Change of director

Jeff Nichols ('Take Shelter', 'Mud') was originally set to direct but was pulled out of the project because of another Paramount sci-fi project.
New director and cast

It is the first feature film in the 'A Quiet Place' saga not to be directed by John Krasinski and starring Emily Blunt, who are replaced by Michael Sarnoski ('Pig') and Lupita Nyong'o.
Another scenario

Although set in New York, the film was shot almost entirely on a London set.