Mute Witness

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Mute Witness

R,

1995,

1h 38m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Horror/

Comedy/

Drama

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85%

26 Reviews

Tomatometer

66%

2,500+ Ratings

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85%

Tomatometer

26 Reviews

66%

Popcornmeter

2,500+ Ratings

Billy (Mary Sudina) is mute, but it hasn't kept her from becoming a successful makeup artist. While in Russia, working on a film directed by her sister's boyfriend, Andy (Evan Richards), Billy finds herself trapped in the studio one night and is horrified to see a snuff film being made. Billy escapes and, with the help of her sister, Kate (Fay Ripley), alerts authorities about what she saw. Unfortunately, in doing so, she makes an enemy of the Russian mafia, who funded the snuff film.

Critics Consensus

Mute Witness is a slickly crafted horror/thriller with some surprising comic twists.

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

Nov 19, 2006

B

Waller's witty, well-crafted yet unpretentious thriller--about American youths who make a movie in Moscow and get involved with the underworld--is a seductive piece of filmmaking that should keep viewers hyperventilating to the last reel.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

Anthony Waller's Mute Witness is one of those films, like Halloween or Blood Simple, where a strong story and a skillful use of horror film technique causes you to forget the low budget and limited production values.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

Though this slight but agreeable nail-biter loses a couple steps before its wrap-up, it's not before offering one of the funniest variations yet on the furious neighbor who wonders what's going on in the upstairs apartment.

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Joe Lipsett

Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network

Nov 19, 2024

4/5

Anthony Waller's film is a huge surprise: fast-paced, well-shot, and featuring a great mix of comedy and thrills.

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

Jun 11, 2024

3.5/5

... the writing here is solid and creates a film that has actually surprising moments, makes an effort to be thrilling while being a bit less scary than other films of its ilk.

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

Jun 10, 2024

3.5/5

Mute Witness may have a somewhat simple premise, but using that as a foundation, it's able to derive plenty of thrills, chills, and even a few laughs, ultimately turning this into an effective '90s crime thriller that does quite a lot with so little.

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Hermione S

Jan 17, 2019

Surprisingly good less-known thriller.

Anakin P

Dec 15, 2018

An excellent thriller, although filmed completely out of Hollywood and London - at Mosfilm studios.

Kylo S

Sep 2, 2018

Anthony Waller's suspenseful thriller has enough twists and turns to make it worth watching.

Draco S

May 9, 2018

Nearly 25 years later this inventive thriller manages to hold-up as a goose-bump inducing game changer, it certainly deserves a spot on the shelf of any genre fan.

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Leia P

Aug 27, 2017

This was better than expected.

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Anthony Waller

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Billy Hughes

Fay Ripley

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Synopsis

Billy (Mary Sudina) is mute, but it hasn't kept her from becoming a successful makeup artist. While in Russia, working on a film directed by her sister's boyfriend, Andy (Evan Richards), Billy finds herself trapped in the studio one night and is horrified to see a snuff film being made. Billy escapes and, with the help of her sister, Kate (Fay Ripley), alerts authorities about what she saw. Unfortunately, in doing so, she makes an enemy of the Russian mafia, who funded the snuff film.

Director: Anthony Waller
Producer: Alexander Buchman, Richard Claus, Norbert Soentgen
Production Co: Patoss Films, Avrora Media, Comet Film Produktion GmbH, Meteor, Cobblestone Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Aug 26, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA): $962.2K
Runtime: 1h 38m

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