Hush
A defining entry in the Top 100 Film. Sitting at number 62, Hush earned its place through a combination of craft, context, and consensus among the twenty-four editors who maintain this list. The companions immediately above and below it on this ranking are worth reading in the same sitting.
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About this entry
A defining entry in the Top 100 Film. Sitting at number 62, Hush earned its place through a combination of craft, context, and consensus among the twenty-four editors who maintain this list. The companions immediately above and below it on this ranking are worth reading in the same sitting. The editors’ note placed it here on the basis of three criteria: durability across re-reads (or re-watches, or re-plays), influence on the entries that came after it, and the degree to which it could only have been made by the person — or team — who made it.
In the comparative table maintained by the Film desk, Hush sits within a band of 59 – 65 that contains some of the most contested swaps of the year. Editors vote with arguments; a swap requires three editors and one written defense.
From Wikipedia
Hush is a 1998 American thriller film starring Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow and Johnathon Schaech. The story follows newlyweds Helen and Jackson Baring, who move to the family thoroughbred horse ranch to support Jackson's mother, Martha, during Helen's pregnancy. However, Martha's hostile behaviour towards Helen soon raises suspicions. The film was released on March 6, 1998, to critical and commercial failure.
