Lee and Evelyn Abbott live with their children on a rural farm after creatures that hunt by sound overrun the world. The family walks barefoot, uses American Sign Language, and plans each task to keep noise down. Regan, their deaf daughter, and her brother Marcus grieve the death of their youngest brother. Evelyn is pregnant, and the danger turns ordinary family life into a tense fight to stay alive. Lee studies the creatures and tries to repair Regan’s hearing aid while Evelyn prepares for birth. Regan feels shut out by her father, but Marcus helps bring them together. Regan learns that feedback from her hearing aid hurts the creatures, and deaf actor Millicent Simmonds plays her. Evelyn fights a creature to protect her newborn, while Lee gives his life for the children.
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Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for A Quiet Place.
Woke representation / casting
Millicent Simmonds wrote that Deaf actors should play Deaf roles and help tell their own stories. She said Regan’s deafness should help her family and hoped Deaf children would gain hope from the role. The Abbott family’s deaf daughter is played by a deaf actor.
5%
Woke political dialogue
Not present. The few spoken lines focus on family and survival.
0%
Identity-driven story themes
Regan presses her father to trust her with the family’s survival. She finds that feedback from her hearing aid hurts the creatures and uses that clue to help her family. Evelyn fights a creature with a shotgun while protecting her newborn. The story gives its daughter and mother key hero and protector actions.
12%
Western institutional / cultural critique
Not present. Lee and Evelyn work together to protect their children.
0%
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. The film tells an original story about the Abbott family and alien creatures. It does not change an established character, canon, or historical event.
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Not present. Right-leaning posts praised the film’s family and pro-life themes.
0%
Creator track record context
John Krasinski has described the film as a parenthood story. Bryan Woods and Scott Beck later discussed sexism in religious institutions around Heretic. Brad Fuller has described The Purge films as political satire about America. Celia D. Costas has supported hiring women and seeking a racial mix on film crews.
24%
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