Don't Say a Word (2001)
Directed by Gary Fleder
Genres - Mystery, Drama, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller |
Release Date - Sep 24, 2001 (USA - Unknown), Sep 28, 2001 (USA) |
Run Time - 114 min. |
Countries - Australia, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Karl Williams
This psychological thriller from screenwriter Patrick Smith Kelly reunites him with his A Perfect Murder (1998) star Michael Douglas. Dr. Nathan Conrad (Douglas) is a respected adolescent therapist faced with a nightmarish scenario when his young daughter (Skye McCole Bartusiak) is snatched by Koster (Sean Bean), a criminal with a talent for high-tech surveillance. Conrad learns that the kidnapper is desperate for a critical piece of information known only to Elisabeth Burrows (Brittany Murphy), one of his catatonic pro bono patients. While his wife Aggie (Famke Janssen) remains at home, bedridden due to a broken leg, Conrad races to unlock the secret stored in Elisabeth's fractured mind, while a New York City detective (Jennifer Esposito) inches closer to discovering the Conrads' dilemma. Don't Say a Word co-stars Oliver Platt and Guy Torry and is directed by Gary Fleder, who follows up his suspense smash Kiss the Girls (1997).
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therapist, daughter, kidnapping, criminal, mental-patient, mystery [enigma], psychology