Take Shelter
2011 · Movie · R · 120 min · ★ 7.1 · 89% critics
Plagued by apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father debates whether to protect his family from an approaching storm—or from what’s happening inside his own mind. As his fears intensify, his efforts to keep everyone safe strain his relationships and raise unsettling questions about what’s real.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-09-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (1,992 votes)
- Box office
- $5,000,000
- Budget
- $4,750,000
About
If you want a slow-burn psychological thriller with creeping dread, family pressure, and ambiguity, Take Shelter may hit—Not for you if you dislike heavy, emotionally intense dramas or need clear answers, like Hereditary or The Others.
Pros: intense mental tension; strong performances; slow-burn suspense | Cons: pacing drags; heavy and depressing; ambiguous ending
Themes
- small town
- beach
- schizophrenia
- nightmare
- obsession
- deaf
- ohio
- shelter
- end of the world
- premonition
- sanity
- apocalypse
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Grand prix du Festival de Deauville · 2011
Cast & crew
Michael Shannon
as Curtis LaForche
Jessica Chastain
as Samantha LaForche
Shea Whigham
as Dewart
Tova Stewart
as Hannah LaForche
Katy Mixon
as Nat
Robert Longstreet
as Jim
Ray McKinnon
as Kyle
Kathy Baker
as Sarah
LisaGay Hamilton
as Kendra
Jeffrey Grover
as Psychiatrist
Directed by Jeff Nichols