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Silenced (도가니) (film)
Silenced (도가니, The Crucible) is Hwang Dong-hyuk's 2011 Korean drama adapted from Gong Ji-young's novel about the Gwangju Inhwa School abuse case; it drew over 3 million admissions and prompted the Dogani Law.
Silencer (firearms)
A silencer, also called a suppressor, is a device attached to a firearm that reduces the sound of firing by slowing and cooling propellant gases.
Silencer (genetics)
Silencer (genetics): a cis-acting, position- and orientation-independent DNA element bound by repressors to reduce transcription, exemplified by the REST-bound RE1; 2.8 million candidate silencers are enriched in disease variants.
Śīlendrabodhi
Śīlendrabodhi (शीलेन्द्रबोधि) was an Indian Buddhist scholar and translator active in Tibet in the late 8th and early 9th centuries, working on Mahāyāna sūtras and śāstras.
Silene
Silene (campion, catchfly) is a large Caryophyllaceae genus of about 870-891 species, centered in the Mediterranean and W Asia, with three subgenera, twice-evolved sex chromosomes, and model status in ecology.
Silent brain infarction
A silent brain infarction, also called a silent stroke, is a brain infarct visible on MRI that never produced a recognized stroke; it becomes common with age.
Silent Coup
The silent coup is the Thai name for the 1951 military takeover in which the army forced Prime Minister Phibun to resign, then reinstated him under its control.
Silent disco
Silent disco (silent rave, stille disco): a dance event where music is transmitted via RF to wireless headphones instead of speakers, with multi-channel DJ switching. First labeled event at De Parade, Netherlands, 2002; Glastonbury and Bonnaroo adopted it in 2005.
Silent film
A silent film is a motion picture made without a recorded synchronized soundtrack of dialogue, music, or sound effects, produced chiefly from the 1890s to the late 1920s.
Silent Friend
Silent Friend (Stille Freundin, Csendes barát) is a 2025 drama by Ildikó Enyedi about a ginkgo tree in Marburg's botanical garden linking three eras, 1908, 1972, and 2020, starring Tony Leung, Luna Wedler, and Léa Seydoux; it won the Venice FIPRESCI Prize and Marcello Mastroianni Award.
Silent Generation
The Silent Generation is the American cohort born 1928-1945, between the Greatest Generation and Baby Boomers. Named by TIME in 1951, it is small (about 19 million), conformist and civic-minded in image, and the most Republican living generation.
Silent Hill
Silent Hill is Konami's psychological horror game franchise, first released in 1999 by Team Silent, known for fog, radio static, and Akira Yamaoka's music; revived from 2024 with the Silent Hill 2 remake, Silent Hill f, and Townfall.
Silent Hill (film)
Silent Hill is a 2006 horror film directed by Christophe Gans, based on Konami's video game series and starring Radha Mitchell as a mother searching for her missing daughter.
Silent Hill (video game)
Silent Hill (1999) is Konami Team Silent's PlayStation survival horror game, first in the Silent Hill series, known for fog, darkness, psychological horror, and an ongoing franchise revival with remakes.
Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)
Silent Hill 2 is a 2024 survival horror game by Bloober Team and Konami, a remake of the 2001 classic, released for PlayStation 5 and PC.
Silent Hill 2 (サイレントヒル2)
Silent Hill 2 (サイレントヒル2) is Konami's 2001 KCET psychological horror game for PS2, Metacritic 89, starring James Sunderland; remade by Bloober Team in October 2024, selling over 5 million units by January 2026.
Silent Hill 3 (サイレントヒル3)
Silent Hill 3 (サイレントヒル3) is a 2003 survival horror game developed by Konami's Team Silent for the PlayStation 2, following teenager Heather Mason, the series' first female protagonist.
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room is Konami Team Silent's 2004 survival horror game for PS2 and Xbox, in which Henry Townshend is trapped in Room 302; it introduced ghosts, limited inventory, and hauntings, and returned DRM-free on GOG in 2020.
Silent Hill f
Silent Hill f (サイレントヒル f) is a 2025 survival horror game by NeoBards and Konami, the first series entry set in Japan: 1960s Ebisugaoka, protagonist Shimizu Hinako, writer Ryukishi07, Metacritic 86.
Silent Hill: Downpour
Silent Hill: Downpour is a 2012 survival horror game by Vatra Games and Konami for PS3 and Xbox 360, following escaped convict Murphy Pendleton in a semi-open world Silent Hill with side quests; Metascore 64 (PS3), composer Daniel Licht.
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Silent Hill: Homecoming (2008), sixth series installment per Konami, survival horror developed by Double Helix Games for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC; Alex Shepherd searches Shepherd's Glen; Metacritic 70, about 0.45 million units sold.
Silent Hill: Origins
Silent Hill: Origins (2007) is a Climax Studios survival horror prequel for PSP and PS2 starring trucker Travis Grady, with breakable melee weapons, Akira Yamaoka's score, and Metacritic scores of 78 (PSP) and 70 (PS2).
Silent Hill: Revelation
Silent Hill: Revelation (Silent Hill: Revelation 3D) is a 2012 horror film by M.J. Bassett, sequel to the 2006 Silent Hill film and loosely based on Silent Hill 3, starring Adelaide Clemens; it earned 8% on Rotten Tomatoes and $17.5 million in the US.
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009) is Climax Studios' combat-free Wii, PS2, and PSP reimagining of the original Silent Hill, with psychological profiling, chase sequences, Akira Yamaoka's score, and a 79 Metacritic Wii score.
Silent Hill: The Short Message
Silent Hill: The Short Message is a free first-person psychological horror game by Konami and HexaDrive, released January 31, 2024 on PS5; Anita explores a German apartment block, Metacritic 52.
Silent Hill: Townfall
Silent Hill: Townfall is a 2026 first-person psychological horror game by Screen Burn Interactive, co-published by Konami and Annapurna Interactive, released September 24, 2026 on PS5, Steam, and Epic, set in 1996 on the Scottish island of St Amelia.
Silent Hills
Silent Hills: cancelled 2014-2015 Kojima Productions horror game with Guillermo del Toro and Norman Reedus, announced via the P.T. playable teaser (7780s Studio, Gamescom 2014), delisted April 2015 after the Konami-Kojima split.
Silent Love (サイレントラブ) (2024 film)
Silent Love (サイレントラブ) is a 2024 Japanese romance drama directed by Eiji Uchida, starring Ryosuke Yamada and Minami Hamabe, music by Joe Hisaishi, released January 26, 2024, 116 minutes, GAGA.
Silent majority
Silent majority: political phrase for unexpressed mass opinion, defined by Nixon's November 3, 1969 Vietnam address appealing to "the great silent majority" against antiwar protesters; later used by Reagan and Trump.
Silent Movie
Silent Movie is a 1976 American slapstick comedy directed by Mel Brooks, who stars as a director pitching the first major silent film in forty years.