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An innocent man is on the run after he's accused of murder and his spouse seemingly returns from the grave in this thriller from France. Alex Beck (François Cluzet) is a doctor who has slowly been put... read more read more...ting his life back together after his wife Margot was murdered by a serial killer. Eight years on, Alex is doing well enough until he finds himself implicated in the murder of two people, with plenty of evidence pointing to him as the killer even though he knows nothing of the crimes. The same day, Alex receives an e-mail that appears to be from Margot (Marie-Josée Croze), which includes a link to a video clip that seems to be recent and features his late wife looking alive and well. Margot's message warns Alex that they are both being watched, and he struggles to stay one step ahead of the law as a gang of strong-arm men intimidate Alex's friends into telling whatever they might know about him. Alex's sister Anne (Marina Hands) persuades her well-to-do lover Helene (Kristin Scott Thomas) to hire a well respected attorney, Elisabeth Feldman (Nathalie Baye), to handle Alex's case. While Elisabeth tries to keep Alex out of jail, she learns that her client has a warrant out for his arrest, and Alex goes on the lam while he and his lawyer struggle to find out the truth about the murder as well as Margot's reappearance. Tell No One (aka Ne Le Dis a Personne) was based on the international best-selling novel by Harlan Coben. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 2 hr. 6 min.

Directed by: Guillaume Canet

Release Date: November 1, 2006

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  • harrycaul
    August 21, 2011
    harrycaul
    A good little French thriller based on a novel by Harlan Coben. A doctor whose wife was brutally murdered eight years before receives an e-mail purporting to have been sent by the dead woman herself. Meanwhile, the police have reopened the case in the light of fresh evidence, all... read more of which - unfortunately for him - points to the husband as the killer. Although the plot eventually twists and turns itself beyond the bounds of plausibility, Tell No One remains an intellectually stimulating and - thanks to the strong central performance of François Cluzet - an emotionally satisfying piece of work. Beware, a Hollywood remake is in the offing :S
  • emilebond007
    May 26, 2011
    emilebond007
    Sometimes, Ne le Dis à Personne should have chosen to go for the drama instead of so much thriller, or the opposite. But it had to chose and it remained uneven between both. Both sides still worked and made of it all a great movie that deserved all the recognition,
  • itsjustme2004
    February 22, 2011
    itsjustme2004
    Excellent movie. Good, and believable acting. Fast paced, satisfyingly intricate plot with lots of suspense. This was not one of those films where you can foresee how things are going to work out--and are usually disappointingly right-- after the first few minutes. Far superior t... read moreo the other foreign films I have seen in this genre. Very well done!
  • hunterjt13
    February 3, 2011
    hunterjt13
    After skinny-dipping with his wife, a man wakes to find himself beaten and her dead. Eight years later he receives anonymous footage of her looking directly at the camera in a train station. As mounting evidence lead the police to pursue him for the murder, he must fight to fin... read mored the truth about her death - if she is even dead - in this superbly constructed thriller.
    As I watch many American thrillers, I notice that most writers and directors emphasize either the action sequences or the intrigue. And virtually every night we're inundated with police procedurals like CSI and Cold Case. Tell No One succeeds because it is able to combine the best of both worlds. The primary action sequence - a chase scene - actually succeeds in compelling our interest because we care about the outcome. In Salt, for example, we don't really care about the initial chase sequence because we know that she's going to get away; she has to otherwise the film won't continue. But that's not the case here. Thus, there is built-in suspense as we wonder about the outcome.
    Additionally, in most thrillers when we meet the "bad" guy, the mystery is over. But here, information is given so sparingly and efficiently that the final reveal actually has some effect. Tell No One succeeds in keeping the characters ahead of us without leaving us in the dark. Essentially, we actually get to watch smart people solve the mystery.
    Overall, Tell No One is a thoroughly engrossing thriller that is almost perfectly constructed.
  • LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    September 24, 2010
    LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    "8 years ago, Alex's wife was MURDERED. Today... She e-mailed him."

    The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was ... read moredumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Alex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive.

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    This French adaptation of Harlan Coben's convoluted thriller is doomed, by its language, to be overlooked by the majority of English-speaking moviegoers which is a huge shame, because it is a very stylish film that deserves a wider audience. It's strange that an American book has been made by the French, especially one with such obvious commercial potential, but had Hollywood bought the rights, I can't help thinking it would have produced something altogether different. Just watch that long chase scene midway through the film and listen to the soundtrack, distinctly downbeat in comparison to the type of music most American films would use, it nevertheless ratchets up the tension just as well. And there is a mutual moment of revelation for both us and the beleaguered Doctor Alexandre Beck (Francois Cluzet) played to U2's 'With or Without You' which sent a small shiver racing down my spine.

    I read Coben's book a couple of year's ago, and I'm not sure whether it's a good thing or not. While prior knowledge of the plot undoubtedly helps you to keep track of what's going on up on the screen ? and even then I was struggling at times ? the impact of the stories twists are inevitably blunted. As far as I can recall, the film stays fairly loyal to the book, although I'm pretty sure the creepy female assassin changed sex somewhere during the transition from page to screen.

    Francois Cluzot, who initially looks too old for the part, quickly grows into the part of a doctor who begins receiving emails from the wife whose murder he has been suspected of for 8 years. Cluzot looks a little like a darker, more rugged Dustin Hoffmann and copes well with the range of emotions he is asked to portray. Canet's direction is solid, and wisely avoids any posturing or flashiness in telling what is essentially a what-you-see-is-what-you-get type of thriller, and only in the final half-hour, before a sit-down-and-let-me-tell-you-what-happened finale, do things begin to drag a little, although this is perhaps forgivable considering the dizzying pace at which the story has been told until then.
  • ceWEBrity
    June 29, 2010
    ceWEBrity
    A captivating story, poorly told. The way the movie doles out its plot gradually over its two hour running time suggests a more elegant conclusion, but alas, there's an enormous exposition dump on the shoulders of a peripheral character in a twist that's not necessarily hard to b... read moreelieve, but mostly hard to care about. There's a sweet romance at the center of Tell No One that fares better than the mystery itself, but even it feels threatened, this time by some ludicrously over-the-top musical montages. With or Without You? Really? I wasn't aware that this was 1990.

    I think the movie's glowing reception makes a strong case for the fallibility of Rotten Tomatoes' ranking system. 93% is an excellent score for a movie on the site, but the high score is not necessarily an accurate picture of critical fervor, so much as one of a generally solid piece of entertainment. There really isn't much to hallmark this as a classic, save for an excellently shot and scored chase scene midway through the movie. Tell No One will be remembered for scenes like this, not for its hazy sociopolitical mystery or even its emotional subplots. As a thriller, it does well; as anything more it hardly registers.
  • jjnxn
    November 28, 2009
    jjnxn
    Twisty suspenser with excellent performances and an a tight narrative.
  • thefog1331
    November 22, 2009
    thefog1331
    Methodical Hitchcockian mystery/thriller that delivers in all departments and makes 2 hours of twisty-turny intrigue fly by. Enjoyably satisfying and highly recommended.
  • Julie
    October 4, 2009
    Julie
    This is quite a taut little thriller that kept me intrigued the whole way through. Lots of twists and turns supported by some strong performances including my new favorite movie dog.
  • SirPant
    October 1, 2009
    SirPant
    A great thriller! The ending was a bit schmaltzy but the story, acting and direction more than makes up for it. Recommended!

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Critic Reviews

Peter Rainer
October 18, 2008
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

Canet has a good feeling for lowlife atmosphere and he works up a few fine Hitchcockian twirls. Full Review

Susan Walker
September 26, 2008
Susan Walker, Toronto Star

Tell No One is a thoroughly absorbing whodunit with more twists and switchbacks than the Le Mans racecourse. Full Review

Rick Groen
September 26, 2008
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

A whodunit so nicely crafted that you're tempted to forgive the Byzantine plot -- hell, you're even tempted to pretend you actually understand its twisting obscurities. Full Review

Richard Nilsen
August 28, 2008
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic

Tell No One is a French action thriller and murder mystery that doesn't cheat. Full Review

Wesley Morris
August 1, 2008
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

These classy people are put to the trashiest ends, and, for the most part, it's a pleasure to see them rooting around in the garbage. Full Review

Roger Moore
August 1, 2008
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Tell No One is a classic modern-Hollywood thriller, a movie with a layered murder mystery, a frame-up, gangsters, conspiracies and one dazzling chase. Full Review

J. R. Jones
August 1, 2008
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

Cluzet's brooding performance propels the movie, and writer-director Guillaume Canet...skillfully orchestrates the cascading revelations. Full Review

Richard Roeper
July 21, 2008
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

I think it's one of the best movies of the year.

Colin Covert
July 18, 2008
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Tell No One maintains a rewarding balance of genuine emotion and high-tension entertainment. See it and tell everyone. Full Review

Tom Long
July 18, 2008
Tom Long, Detroit News

Tell No One darts its way past all the improbabilities and clichà (C)s that weigh down most mysteries, shooting toward a conclusion that's both endearingly old-fashioned and satisfying. Full Review

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