A Quiet Place is a post-apocalyptic horror movie directed by John Krasinski and written by Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, and Krasinski, based on a scenario by Woods and Beck. In a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by blind monsters with acute hearing, a father (Krasinski) and a mother (Emily Blunt) strive to survive and raise their children (Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe).
A Quiet Place premiered at South by Southwest on March 9, 2018, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures in the United States on April 6, 2018. It was a critical and financial success, grossing more than $350 million worldwide.
The film was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, which Blunt won.
The Abbotts are striving to survive amid the remoteness of upstate New York, defined by a new era of complete stillness, in a shattered Earth overrun by indestructible predators of suspected extraterrestrial origin. Indeed, because this new sort of invader is attracted to noise, even the tiniest sound can be fatal; nonetheless, it’s been over a year since the fierce monsters first appeared, and this tenacious family is still standing strong.
Of course, in this muted dystopia, mastering the rules of survival is crucial; nevertheless, now, more than ever, an otherwise pleasant event jeopardizes the already fragile equilibrium. The Abbotts must not make a sound now more than ever.
A Quiet Place Part II, directed by Krasinski, was released on May 28, 2021, with Krasinski returning to the director’s chair and Cillian Murphy joining the main cast.
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