A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
12-month trend
12-month trend
Monthly article views
2025-09 to 2026-08
A terminally ill woman and a stranded student must navigate a city overrun by blind, sound-sensitive extraterrestrials.
The story
Sam, a terminally ill cancer patient, lives at a hospice outside New York City with her cat, Frodo. When a nurse convinces her to attend a marionette show in Manhattan, the group is caught in the sudden chaos of an alien invasion. As extraterrestrial creatures with acute hearing attack the city, the group finds refuge in a puppet theater. Amidst the destruction of the city's infrastructure and the threat of the creatures, Sam and other survivors must remain silent to survive while the military attempts to manage the escalating crisis in the heart of Manhattan.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Sam, a terminally ill cancer patient, is caught in a puppet theater in Manhattan during an alien invasion. After a series of casualties, she and a few others, including the nurse Reuben and the survivor Henri, are trapped as the military destroys bridges to contain the creatures. After Reuben is killed by a creature, Sam flees toward Harlem with her cat, Frodo. She encounters Eric, a British law student, and the two form an unlikely bond while navigating the ruined city. They seek out a pharmacy and eventually reach a ruined church. Despite the danger, Sam insists on visiting a jazz club in Harlem to fulfill a final wish. They eventually reach the waterfront, where Sam sacrifices herself to create a distraction, allowing Eric and others to escape by boat. The film ends with Sam alone in the street, listening to music before a creature appears.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 99
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Michael Sarnoski
- Writers
- Michael Sarnoski · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Lupita Nyong'o · Samira ("Sam"); Joseph Quinn · Eric; Alex Wolff · Reuben; Djimon Hounsou · Henri; Eliane Umuhire · Zena; Ronnie Le Drew · Puppeteer
- Genres
- apocalyptic horror; science fiction horror
- Themes
- survival; mortality
- Tone and mood
- tense; suspenseful
- Premise and plot tags
- alien invasion; prequel; survival
- Franchise connections
- A Quiet Place
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who noted it was tense and featured strong performances, though some felt it was less terrifying than its predecessors.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 68 · scale: 100 · review count: 53; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 79% · scale: percent
- Production trivia
- The character names Sam and Frodo were inspired by The Lord of the Rings.; The character of Sam was designed to subvert genre expectations regarding death and survival.
Film metadata comes from the open sources listed in Credits & Contact. Catalogue details may be incomplete.
Your lists
Loading your lists…