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{{short description|2001 American thriller film by Gary Fleder}}

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| screenplay = [[Anthony Peckham]]<br>Patrick Smith Kelly

| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Don't Say a Word (novel)|Don't Say a Word]]''|[[Andrew Klavan]]}}

| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Michael Douglas]]<br>
* [[Sean Bean]]<br>
* [[Brittany Murphy]]<br>
* [[Guy Torry]]<br>
* [[Jennifer Esposito]]<br>
* [[Famke Janssen]]<br>
* [[Oliver Platt]]

}}

| music = [[Mark Isham]]

| cinematography = [[Amir Mokri]]

| editing = Armen Minasian<br>[[William Steinkamp]]

| studio = 20th Century Fox<br>[[Regency Enterprises]]<br>[[Village Roadshow Pictures]]<br>Epsilon Motion Pictures {{small|(uncredited)}}<br>NPV Entertainment<br>Kopelson Entertainment<br>[[New Regency Productions|New Regency]]<br>[[Further Films|Furthur Films]]

| distributor = [[Roadshow Entertainment]] (Australia)<br>[[20th Century Fox]] (Worldwide)

| released = {{Film date|2001|09|28}}

| runtime = 113 minutes

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| gross = $100 million

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'''''Don't Say a Word''''' is a 2001 American [[Psychological thriller|psychological]] [[thriller film]] starring [[Michael Douglas]], [[Sean Bean]], [[Brittany Murphy]], [[Guy Torry]], [[Jennifer Esposito]], [[Famke Janssen]], [[Skye McCole Bartusiak]] and [[SeanOliver BeanPlatt]] based on the novel ''Don't Say a Word'' by [[Andrew Klavan]]. It was directed by [[Gary Fleder]] and written by [[Anthony Peckham]] and Patrick Smith Kelly. It was released on September 28, 2001, receiving negative reviews from critics and grossing $100 million against its $50 million budget.

==Plot==

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{{Cast listing|

* [[Michael Douglas]] as Nathan Conrad, child psychiatrist, Aggie's husband and Jessie's father

* [[Sean Bean]] as Patrick Koster, thieves leader who kidnaped Jessie

* [[Brittany Murphy]] as Elisabeth Burrows, a "disturbed" young lady

* [[Skye McCole Bartusiak]] as Jessie Conrad, Nathan and Aggie's daughter who is kidnapped by Patrick

* [[Guy Torry]] as Martin Dolen

* [[Jennifer Esposito]] as Sandra Cassidy, a police officer

* [[Shawn Doyle]] as Russel Maddox

* [[Larry Block]] as Doorman

* [[Victor Argo]] as Sydney Simon

* [[Conrad Goode]] as Max

* [[Paul Schulze]] as Jake

* [[Lance Reddick]] as Arnie

* [[Famke Janssen]] as Aggie Conrad, Nathan's wife and Jessie's mother

* [[Oliver Platt]] as Louis Sachs

* [[Larry Block]] as Doorman

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==Soundtrack==

The film's musical score was composed by [[Mark Isham]] and performed by the [[Hollywood Studio Symphony]]. The soundtrack was released on CD from Varèse Sarabande that contains eight score selections from various scenes, including Heist, Kidnapped and the horrific events at Subway.

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==Reception==

=== Critical response <span class="anchor" id="Critics"></span>===

''Don't Say a Word'' received poornegative reviews from critics. {{RT prose|{{RT data|score}}|{{RT data|average}}|{{RT data|count}}|''Don't Say a Word'' is slick and competently made, but the movie is routine and stretches believability with many eye rolling moments.|ref=yes|access-date=2023-01-15}} {{MC film|38|32|ref=yes|access-date=2023-01-15}}

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film two and a half stars out of four, deeming that "the movie as a whole looks and occasionally plays better than it is" and praising Gary Fleder's "poetic visual touch" as well as Brittany Murphy's and Sky McCole Bartusiak's performances.<ref>[[Ebert, Roger]] (28 September 2001). [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dont-say-a-word-2001 "Don't Say A Word"]. Roger Ebert/''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''.</ref> Conversely, in his review for ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'', [[Kim Newman]] found the film bland and thought it "rarely manages to make you forget its blatant silliness". He did however praise the female cast, in particular Famke Janssen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/say-word/review/ |title=Don't Say A Word Review | date=1 January 2000 |last=Newman |first=Kim |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref>

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[[Category:Films produced by Arnon Milchan]]

[[Category:2000s American films]]

[[Category:English-language crime thriller films]]