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MONEY
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Mid-budget at $50M β the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
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Don't Say a Word
"...I'll never tell."
2001 1h 53m EN
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METACRITIC
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IMDB
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6.3TMDB Β· 1,127π₯«24%Rotten Tomatoesβ38Metacriticβ
6.3IMDB Β· 59,439
ThrillerMysteryCrime
Synopsis
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When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a young woman, suffering from PTSD, who knows a secret six digit code number.
β...I'll never tell.β
Cast
Michael Douglas
Dr. Nathan Conrad
Sean Bean
Patrick Koster
Brittany Murphy
Elisabeth Burrows
Skye McCole Bartusiak
Jessie Conrad
Guy Torry
Dolen
Jennifer Esposito
Det. Sandra Cassidy
Famke Janssen
Aggie Conrad
Oliver Platt
Dr. Louis Sachs
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Gary Fleder
- Writers
- Anthony Peckham, Patrick Smith Kelly, Rick Newsome
- Languages
- Italian, Mandarin, English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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25 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Mandarin, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Gary Fleder, shot by Amir Mokri. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor William Steinkamp shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Michael Douglas and Sean Bean and Brittany Murphy carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "...I'll never tell.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Gary Fleder directs. Amir Mokri behind the camera. Mark Isham scores. William Steinkamp cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, Mandarin, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Mid-budget at $50M β the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
- 225 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Mandarin, English.
- 4Directed by Gary Fleder, shot by Amir Mokri. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor William Steinkamp shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Michael Douglas and Sean Bean and Brittany Murphy carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "...I'll never tell.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0260866 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 20 themes, including "new york city", "post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)", "video surveillance", "psychiatric hospital".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Amir Mokri
- Original score
- Mark Isham
- Editing
- William Steinkamp
- Production design
- Nelson Coates
- Costume design
- Ellen Mirojnick
- Makeup / hair
- James D. Brown
- VFX supervisor
- Ian Hunter
- Sound
- Ron Bartlett
- Stunt coordinator
- Michael Runyard
- Runtime
- 113 min Β· 1h 53m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $50,000,000
- Box office
- $100,020,092
- Return
- 200% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 24% π₯« Rotten
- Metacritic
- 38/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.3/10 Β· 59,439 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
1 nomination total
Also by
Gary Fleder
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames β open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- KO
Kopelson Entertainment
US
- NP
NPV Entertainment
US
New Regency Pictures
US
Village Roadshow Pictures
US
Regency Enterprises
US
- FU
Furthur Films
US
Key crew
- ProducerAnne Kopelson
- ProducerArnold Kopelson
- ProducerArnon Milchan
- Executive ProducerBruce Berman
- Executive ProducerJeffrey Downer
- EditorWilliam Steinkamp
- EditorArmen Minasian
- StuntsRebecca Stoneham
- StuntsJennifer Lamb
- StuntsMary Ann Stevens
- StuntsSue Parker
- StuntsC.J. Lusby
- ProstheticsGary Archer
- Stunt CoordinatorMichael Runyard
- Co-ProducerNana Greenwald
- Co-ProducerAndrew Klavan
- CastingAvy Kaufman
- Production DesignNelson Coates
- Art DirectionDennis Davenport
- Set DecorationCarolyn A. Loucks
- Costume SupervisorCori Burchell
- Unit PublicistPrudence Emery
- Script SupervisorElizabeth Ludwick-Bax
- Art Department CoordinatorBeth Gilinsky
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- video surveillance
- psychiatric hospital
- psychiatrist
- killer
- witness to murder
- bank robbery
- surveillance
- brooklyn, new york city
- intelligent
- child kidnapping
- heist gone wrong
- ransom demand
- armed robbery
- secret code
- secret location
- non-verbal
- young girl
- robbery crew
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2001-09-24RΒ· Norfolk, Virginia
- Theatrical2001-09-28R
Also known as
International titles
- θ΅ε½ε―η CN
- δΈθ¨δΈεCN
- Ne dites rienCA
- Nito dumaBG
- Min peis lexiGR
- Nikom ni reΔiRS
- Ne govori ni slovaRU
- γ΅γ¦γ³γγ»γͺγγ»γ΅γ€γ¬γ³γΉοΌ2001JP
