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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

Arts, entertainment, and media

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

Music

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

Television

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

See also

• List of silent musical compositions
• Quiet (disambiguation)
• Silenced (disambiguation)
• Silencing, a visual illusion
• Silencio (disambiguation)
• Silent (disambiguation)
• Cylance

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