A Quiet Place Movies Ranked Following Day One By The horror drama A Quiet Place: Day One hit theaters this weekend, providing solid heart-pounding escapism for moviegoers. Directed by Michael Sarnoski, of Pig fame, the prequel follows a terminally ill woman (Lupita Nyong’o) as she spends her last days in New York amidst the terrifying alien invasion witnessed in 2018’s A Quiet Place and its 2020 sequel. Day One is a well-acted summer blockbuster featuring a strong supporting cast of Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, and Djimon Hounsou.
Where does it rank among the other A Quiet Place movies? Read on to find out. 3) A Quiet Place Part II (2018) A Quiet Place Part II is perfectly fine, so long as you don’t think about it too much. Picking up immediately after the first picture, we find the Abbott family navigating through the alien invasion equipped with more knowledge and firepower.
Naturally, problems ensue, and nearly every survivor they encounter carries a heap of trouble. Eventually, they discover an island with survivors containing a radio station powerful enough to wipe out the aliens with high-frequency audio feedback. Episodic and redundant, A Quiet Place Part II starts strong but doesn’t hit the high marks achieved by its predecessor.
Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, and Millicent Simmonds are terrific in their respective roles but struggle to overcome the grim, downbeat tone that trades summer thrills for melodrama. I walked out with more questions than answers, which is.
