Silence (disambiguation)

Silence is the lack of audible sound.

Silence or The Silence may also refer to:

Places

 * Silence, a district of southern Brussels, Belgium

People with the name

 * Silence Dogood, a pen name of Benjamin Franklin
 * Silence Mabuza (born 1977), South African boxer
 * Silence Wong (born 1989), Chinese pop singer
 * The Silence (producer) (Mark Maclaine), a British educator, director, and music producer

Fictional characters

 * Silence (Doctor Who), fictional aliens in Doctor Who
 * Lady Silence, an Inuk character in Dan Simmons' 2007 novel The Terror

Films and television series

 * Silence (1926 film), a silent film by Rupert Julian
 * Silence (1931 film), a film by Louis J. Gasnier and Max Marcin
 * Silence (1963 film), a Soviet two-part feature by Vladimir Basov
 * The Silence (1963 film), a film by Ingmar Bergman
 * Silence (1971 film), a film by Masahiro Shinoda based on the 1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō
 * The Silence (1975 film), a made-for-TV film about James Pelosi
 * The Silence (1998 film), a film by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
 * Cisza (film) or Silence, a 2001 Polish film by Michal Rosa
 * Dead Silence or Silence, a 2006 horror film
 * The Silence (2006 film), an Australian television film
 * Silence (2010 film), a 2010 Indian Kannada-language film
 * The Silence (2010 film) or Das letzte Schweigen, a German film
 * The Silence (TV series), a 2010 BBC TV series
 * Hiljaisuus or Silence, a 2011 Finnish film by Sakari Kirjavainen
 * Barfi! or Silence, a 2012 Indian Hindi-language film
 * Silence (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film
 * The Silence (2015 film), an Indian Marathi-language film by Gajendra Ahirey
 * Silence (2016 film), a film by Martin Scorsese, also based on the Endō novel
 * The Silence (2019 film), a horror film by John R. Leonetti and based on the novel by Tim Lebbon
 * Silence (2020 film), an Indian Tamil-language thriller film
 * A Silence, a 2023 drama film
 * Silence, an Indian film series, including
 * Silence... Can You Hear It? (2021)
 * Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout (2024)

Literature

 * Silence (1969 play), a short play by Harold Pinter, first performed in 1969
 * The Silence, a 1969 novel by Jens Bjørneboe, the third and final part in his History of Bestiality-trilogy
 * Silence (1999 play), a play by Moira Buffini
 * Silence (Balmont), an 1898 poetry collection
 * Silence (Kennaway novel), 1972 novel by James Kennaway
 * Silence (Fitzpatrick novel), a 2011 novel by Becca Fitzpatrick
 * Silence (Endō novel), a 1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō
 * "Silence", an 1839 poem by Edgar Allan Poe
 * Le Roman de Silence, a thirteenth-century Old French novel by Heldris of Cornwall
 * Silence: A Christian History, a 2013 book by Diarmaid MacCulloch
 * "Silence: A Fable", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe
 * Silence: Lectures and Writings, a 1961 collection of writings by John Cage
 * The Silence, a 2015 horror novel for Tim Lebbon
 * The Silence (novel), a 2020 novel by Don DeLillo

Compositions

 * 4′33″ or Silence, a composition by John Cage
 * Silence, a composition by Charlie Haden
 * Silence, a composition by Halvor Haug
 * Silence, a composition by Michael Isaacson

Groups and labels

 * Silence (band), a Slovene electronic music duo
 * Mott the Hoople, a British rock band formerly known as Silence
 * Silence 4, a Portuguese band
 * Silence Records, a Swedish record label
 * The Silence, an Australian band of the 1960s that featured Graham Goble, later of Little River Band
 * The Silence, a 1960s band from Leatherhead that evolved into John's Children

Albums

 * Silence (Blindside album) (2002)
 * Silence (Anthony Braxton album) (1969)
 * Silence (Facemob album) (2002)
 * Silence (Charlie Haden album) (1989)
 * Silence (Tara MacLean album) (1996)
 * Silence (David Murray album)
 * Silence (Slapshock album) (2006)
 * Silence (Sonata Arctica album) (2001)
 * Silence (Unashamed album) (1994)
 * Underconstruction 1: Silence, a 2003 extended play album by Gigi D'Agostino
 * Silence, a 2014 album by Cadaveria
 * Silence, a 1987 album by Stephan Eicher

Songs

 * "Silence" (Delerium song), 1999
 * "Silence" (Marshmello song), 2017
 * "Silence" (Stromae song), 2010
 * "Silence", by Aly & AJ from Insomniatic, 2007
 * "Silence", by Caligula's Horse from Moments from Ephemeral City, 2011
 * "Silence", by DragonForce from Reaching into Infinity, 2017
 * "Silence", by Gomez from Split the Difference, 2004
 * "Silence", by Jars of Clay from The Eleventh Hour, 2002
 * "Silence", by Level 42 from Staring at the Sun, 1988
 * "Silence", by Mike Posner from At Night, Alone, 2016
 * "Silence", by The Parlotones from Radiocontrolledrobot, 2005
 * "Silence", by Rainbow from Stranger in Us All, 1995
 * "Silence", by Seal from Seal 6: Commitment, 2010
 * "Silence", by Sevendust from Next, 2005
 * "Silence", by The Ting Tings from Sounds from Nowheresville, 2012
 * "Silence", by Vanilla Ninja from Love Is War, 2006
 * "Silence (Pretending's So Comfortable)", by As It Is from Never Happy, Ever After, 2015
 * "The Silence" (song), by Alexandra Burke, 2009
 * "The Silence", by Bastille from All This Bad Blood, 2013
 * "The Silence", by Gamma Ray from Heading For Tomorrow, 1990
 * "The Silence", by Mayday Parade from Anywhere But Here, 2009
 * "The Sound of Silence", by Simon & Garfunkel, 1965

Programs

 * Silence (TV series), a 2006 Taiwanese television series starring Vic Zhou
 * The Silence (TV series), a BBC One series about a deaf girl who witnesses a murder

Episodes

 * "Silence" (Death Note episode) (2007)
 * "Silence" (The Following), a 2015 episode of The Following
 * "The Silence" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a 2019 episode of The Amazing World of Gumball
 * "The Silence" (Six Feet Under episode) (2005)
 * "The Silence" (The Twilight Zone), an episode of The Twilight Zone

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

 * Silence (video game), a 2016 point-and-click adventure game
 * Silence! The Musical, a 2003 off-Broadway musical parody of the film Silence of the Lambs

Other uses

 * Silence (charity), a Hong Kong charity for the deaf
 * Silence (climb), a difficult climbing route located in Flatanger, Norway
 * Silence, a brand name for lorazepam