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Don't Say a Word

Name: Don't Say a Word
Director: Gary Fleder
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Released: 2001-09-28
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Guy Torry

2001 · 1h 53m · Thriller, Mystery, Crime

IMDb 6.3 Metacritic 38 RT 24%

Skip it—this is a by-the-numbers thriller that trades on Sean Penn's name recognition and a gimmicky premise that never quite lands. The whole 'unlock the code to save the daughter' setup feels contrived, and even with Penn and Michael Douglas in the cast, there's nothing here fresh enough to justify your evening.

Plot

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.

Director: Gary Fleder

Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Guy Torry

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