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The box-office success of A Quiet Place proves that dialogue is not always necessary to make an impression. The Sunday Times highlights six other works with few or no spoken words

Emily Blunt (above left) and her daughter (Millicent Simmonds, right) have to stay very quiet to avoid drawing the attention of monsters in A Quiet Place. — Emily Blunt (left) and her daughter (Millicent Simmonds, right) have to stay very quiet to avoid drawing the attention of monsters in A Quiet Place.PHOTO: PARAMOUNT PICTURES., THE PROJECTOR, STARHUB, GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES, FESTIVE FILMS, YOUTUBE, NETFLIX

Emily Blunt (above left) and her daughter (Millicent Simmonds, right) have to stay very quiet to avoid drawing the attention of monsters in A Quiet Place. — THE RED TURTLE (2016)PHOTO: PARAMOUNT PICTURES., THE PROJECTOR, STARHUB, GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES, FESTIVE FILMS, YOUTUBE, NETFLIX

Emily Blunt (above left) and her daughter (Millicent Simmonds, right) have to stay very quiet to avoid drawing the attention of monsters in A Quiet Place. — THE ARTIST (2011): Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo (both above)PHOTO: PARAMOUNT PICTURES., THE PROJECTOR, STARHUB, GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES, FESTIVE FILMS, YOUTUBE, NETFLIX

Emily Blunt (above left) and her daughter (Millicent Simmonds, right) have to stay very quiet to avoid drawing the attention of monsters in A Quiet Place. — UNDER THE SKIN (2013): Scarlett JohanssonPHOTO: PARAMOUNT PICTURES., THE PROJECTOR, STARHUB, GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES, FESTIVE FILMS, YOUTUBE, NETFLIX

Emily Blunt (above left) and her daughter (Millicent Simmonds, right) have to stay very quiet to avoid drawing the attention of monsters in A Quiet Place. — HEAR ME (2009): Eddie PengPHOTO: PARAMOUNT PICTURES., THE PROJECTOR, STARHUB, GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES, FESTIVE FILMS, YOUTUBE, NETFLIX

Emily Blunt (above left) and her daughter (Millicent Simmonds, right) have to stay very quiet to avoid drawing the attention of monsters in A Quiet Place. — BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SEASON 4, EPISODE 10, HUSH (1999): The GentlemenPHOTO: PARAMOUNT PICTURES., THE PROJECTOR, STARHUB, GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES, FESTIVE FILMS, YOUTUBE, NETFLIX

Emily Blunt (above left) and her daughter (Millicent Simmonds, right) have to stay very quiet to avoid drawing the attention of monsters in A Quiet Place. — MASTER OF NONE, SEASON 2, EPISODE 6, NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU (2017): Treshelle EdmondPHOTO: PARAMOUNT PICTURES., THE PROJECTOR, STARHUB, GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES, FESTIVE FILMS, YOUTUBE, NETFLIX

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Apr 15, 2018, 5:00 am SGT

American actor-writer-director John Krasinski's horror movie A Quiet Place is about a family who can survive only if they stay very, very quiet.

So quiet that the film's 11/2-hour running time ends up featuring less than three minutes of dialogue.

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