Dead Silence

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-01-11

Languages:

English, American Sign Language

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (631 Reviews)

Director:

Daniel Petrie Jr.

Genres:

Action Drama Thriller

Cast:

James Garner Kim Coates Marlee Matlin Lolita Davidovich

Writer:

Jeffery Deaver (novel)

Donald Stewart (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Three escaped convicts from prison take a group of deaf students hostage and hold them captive to keep the authorities at bay. FBI agent John Potter (James Garner) leads the FBIs hostage rescue team in their efforts to get the kids released without harm and also to capture the escapees. The children's teacher Melanie (Marlee Matlin), uses sign language to assist the agents in expediting surrender of the convicts.

Recommended Movies

The Sandlot 2

A film about a group of young baseball-enthusiasts who test the terrifying myth of Mr. Mertle owning a freakishly large ...

Fall Time

Three young men decide to plan a mock kidnapping, but everything goes wrong because a real bank robbery was already plan...

Mimic 2

When a cockroach-spread plague threatened to decimate the child population of New York City in the original Mimic, biolo...

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues ...

It's Pat

The comedic misadventures of a person of indeterminable gender.

Szczesliwego Nowego Jorku

Tears of the Sun

A Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor who will only join them if t...

Viva Erotica

A struggling director is offered the opportunity to direct a Cat-III film to revive his career. Torn between artistic in...

Become a Movie Insider

Join our mailing list and get access to expert analysis, trivia, and recommendations that will elevate your movie-watching experience.