Silent Hill

2006 film directed by Christophe Gans
Movie film Q637842
Silent Hill
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Summary

Silent Hill is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59,741 views/month, #642 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Christophe Gans[3]
  • Screenwriter: Roger Avary[4], Christophe Gans[5]
  • Composer: Jeff Danna[6], Akira Yamaoka[7]
  • Genre: horror film[8], monster film[9], psychological horror fiction[10], fantasy film[11]
  • Based on: Silent Hill[12]
  • Followed by: Silent Hill: Revelation[13]
  • Cast member: Radha Mitchell[14], Sean Bean[15], Laurie Holden[16], Deborah Kara Unger[17], Kim Coates[18], Tanya Allen[19], Alice Krige[20], Jodelle Ferland[21]
  • Producer: Samuel Hadida[22], Don Carmody[23]
  • Part of the series: Silent Hill[24]
  • Production company: Davis Films[25]
  • Director of photography: Dan Laustsen[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[28], theatrical release[29]
  • Review score: 32%[30], 4.8/10[31], 31/100[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: Canada[34], France[35], Japan[36]
  • Publication date: April 21, 2006[37], May 11, 2006[38], April 26, 2006[39], July 8, 2006[40]
  • Distributed by: TriStar Pictures[41], Netflix[42]
  • Narrative location: Appalachian Mountains[43]
  • Official website: http://www.welcometosilenthill.com/[44]
  • Filming location: Toronto[45], Hamilton[46]
  • Main subject: supernatural[47]
  • Inspired by: Graffiti Highway[48]
  • Executive producer: Akira Yamaoka[49]
  • Title: Silent Hill[50]

Why It Matters

Silent Hill has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . cinemarx.ro. Retrieved . cinemarx.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ew.com. Retrieved . ew.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . atlasobscura.com. atlasobscura.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 5915
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 film id: 5915, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204248363|Silent Hill (#204248363)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 film]] #mix'n'"
  2. 8d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database work id → 12531
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'bg', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi',
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 21d ago · ערן · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Silent Hill: Revelation
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  4. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 384537
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  5. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 40431
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  6. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 42572
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  7. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 638
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  8. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0014921
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  9. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inspired by → Graffiti Highway
    Publication date → +2006-04-21T00:00:00Z, +2006-05-11T00:00:00Z, +2006-04-26T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Roger Avary, Christophe Gans
    Imda rating → M18
    + 55 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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