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Don't Say a Word (2001)

★ 6.3R109 minDirector: Gary Fleder

2001 American thriller film by Gary Fleder

Don't Say a Word is a 2001 American psychological thriller film starring Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Guy Torry, Jennifer Esposito, Famke Janssen, Skye McCole Bartusiak and Oliver Platt 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.

The daughter of psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is kidnapped to force him to break through to Elisabeth Burrows, a PTSD-afflicted young woman, as the abductor demands she reveal a secret number to recover something very valuable.

It was released by 20th Century Fox on September 28, 2001, receiving negative reviews from critics and grossing $100 million against its $50 million budget.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Don't Say a Word about?
Don't Say a Word (2001) — A group of thieves steal a rare gem, but in the process, two of the men double cross the leader of the thieving group, Patrick, and take off with the precious stone. Ten years later, prominent psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is invited to examine a disturbed young woman named Elisabet
Is Don't Say a Word based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Don't Say a Word scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.