Synopsis
Two thieving teenage brothers, stealing money to help their sick mom, match wits with a troubled security guard stuck at the bottom of a forgotten well.
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Cast
- Jack Dylan GrazerJoey
- Fionn WhiteheadMatt
- Rainn WilsonMr. Hamby / Randy
- Mena SuvariCarol
- Graham LutesTom Chowdee
- Richard FikeOfficer Smith
- Abigail Esmena FroehleOfficer Crane
- McKenna Christine PoeTeenage Girl on Car
- Kate DuncanTeenage Girl at Party
- Seth PoeTeenage Boy at Party
Recommendations
- 67
Austin Chronicle
McAulay has crafted a terse, bleak drama. It's reminiscent of the portrait of a corrupt male friendship in Super Dark Times, but with the added pressures of kinship and family. To describe Don't Tell a Soul as a story of toxic masculinity is both accurate but, in a time when every film with a flawed or unpleasant male an/protagonist gets that tag, almost glib. There's something rancid between the boys. - 63
RogerEbert.com
An ambitious black comedy that never goes far enough. - 60
Film Threat
The notion of exploring how a young boy views the world through his manipulative older sibling’s eyes – and how poverty affects that developing worldview – is not a bad one. It’s just delivered haphazardly. I applaud McAulay’s efforts, but Don’t Tell a Soul is at its best when it’s simply having fun as a silly B-flick. Shut your brain off, enjoy – and, like with any guilty pleasure, don’t tell a soul you liked it. - 30
The New York Times
A plot twist saves (that might not be the word for it) Don’t Tell a Soul from being absolutely oppressive, merely by injecting a scintilla of “what happens next” appeal — and letting the always-interesting Wilson stretch a bit.
