Don't Breathe (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Rocky (Jane Levy), Alex and Money are three Detroit thieves who get their kicks by breaking into the houses of wealthy people. Money gets word about a blind veteran who won a major cash settlement following the death of his only child. Figuring he's an easy target, the trio invades the man's secluded home in an abandoned neighborhood. Finding themselves trapped inside, the young intruders must fight for their lives after making a shocking discovery about their supposedly helpless victim.

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Don't Breathe smartly twists its sturdy premise to offer a satisfyingly tense, chilling addition to the home invasion genre that's all the more effective for its simplicity.

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

This film is just what you need to completely take you out of what is happening outside because you literally won't be able to stop watching.

May 18, 2020

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

I never feel totally comfortable watching a movie in which the heroine is punched repeatedly in the face, in wide shot, by a muscle-bound psychopath until she blacks out.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 10, 2016

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Bruce Diones

New Yorker

The suspense is built as carefully as it is in a good John Carpenter movie; Alvarez uses the camera like a stealth weapon, exploring dark corners and hidden areas of the house with devilish glee.

Sep 26, 2016

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Don’t Breathe is an exemplar of tension and suspense. Its screenplay carefully lays the groundwork, subtly foreshadowing big moments that are skillfully directed by Fede Alvarez.

Rated: 5/5

May 1, 2024

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Zach Pope

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A Thriller of a generation

Aug 7, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Not long after it's over, the previous 90 minutes go from being an impressive exercise in cinematic tension to little more than a technically sound production hanging by the thin threads of a plot-hole-ridden script.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 11, 2022

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Audience Member There are a few flaws, sure (the beginning partially spoiling how events proceed, Money with the gun letting the blind man get that close to him and disarm him without shooting him after warning him repeatedly, and probably the twist of Money's body getting stabbed with the shears instead of Alex which came across as not making much sense). Other than that this movie is great. Stephen Lang and Jane Levy performed well and literally the entire time you're on the edge of your seat with suspense and anticipation with what might happen next. The movie is disturbing but that's how you know it does well since it makes you really pay attention. THIS is how scary is done; unsettling, uncomfortable, but an unforgettable rush! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/21/24 Full Review Kayla S LOVED THIS MOVIE COULD NOT a STOP GASPING Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/11/24 Full Review Audience Member This movie is terrible. You have to constantly suspend your disbelief. The characters suck, and the entire movie makes no sense, why all the lights all over if he is blind? Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/02/24 Full Review Gareth D A solid non-supernatural horror/thriller. Great premise and well executed. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review Donald S Edge of your seat thriller. I had to stop it a few times to prepare myself for the absolute rollercoaster of scares it takes you on. And the denounment is truly frightening. A triumph of a horror thriller. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/24 Full Review Alec B While elements of the final act push the film into a grotesque and exploitative place that I am not sure was necessary, I still found myself shaken and thrilled by the film as a whole. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Fede Alvarez Director Jane Levy Rocky Dylan Minnette Alex Daniel Zovatto Money Stephen Lang The Blind Man Emma Bercovici Diddy

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