A Quiet Place: Day One

It reviews better than it plays — admired more than it is enjoyed.

• “The opposite of the soulless franchise extension it could've been, A Quiet Place: Day One delivers a prequel that elevates the series to new heights.”

  Eric Goldman, IGN · 90

• “A Quiet Place: Day One, the startlingly effective prequel to the 2018 blockbuster about noise-sensitive aliens that devour anyone who’s ever annoyed a librarian, hits Manhattan with a bang, a nasty body count and a fair amount of audience suspicion.”

  Amy Nicholson, Washington Post · 88

• “It’s likely the best Manhattan mayhem film since Cloverfield, and it’s also a downright excellent Hollywood blockbuster, if an entirely unexpected one.”

  Siddhant Adlakha, Polygon · 85

• “As with the others in the series, this is not an upbeat picture, but it is effective and unsettling without being too gory.”

  Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly · 83

• “Sarnoski is working on an auteur wavelength. He often lets the momentum stagnate just enough so the viewer can truly take in the staggering annihilation of a city now in ruins, full of death, and inherent quiet beauty. None of this would come close to fruition, however, without Nyong’o and Quinn’s stirring performances.”

  Gregory Ellwood, The Playlist · 83