Silent Motive
1991, English. Directed by Lee Philips.
She's a Hollywood screenwriter learning that sometimes... words kill.
Notorious for writing the most successful - and scandalous - scripts in Hollywood, hit screenwriter Laura Bardell suddenly finds herself implicated in a baffling series of film-industry killings. What's worse, the killer is using the same ingenious methods Laura herself employed in her latest movie about a real-life murder case. To her horror, Laura realizes her script is coming to life - and turning her fictional words into homicidal reality.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Lee PhilipsDirector
- Patricia WettigLaura Bardell
- Rick SpringfieldBrad
- Ed AsnerSam
- Mike FarrellDetective Paul Trella
- David PackerBrian / Cliff Sloan / Mark Gallaway
- Molly Parker2nd Female Questioner
- Johannah Newmarch1st Female Questioner
- David CubittDoug
- Kevin McNultyCop
- Frank FerrucciWaiter
- Rebecca ToolanRandy
- Mark BrandonPresenter
Details
- Released
- 16 October 1991
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- William P. Bekkala
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Silent Motive runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Silent Motive isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 October 1991. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Silent Motive?
If you liked Silent Motive, try Infidelity in Suburbia, Secrets at the Lake, Kept Woman.
Who directed Silent Motive?
Silent Motive (1991) was directed by Lee Philips and stars Patricia Wettig, Rick Springfield, Ed Asner.