Take Shelter (2011)

Not under 16

Reason:ViolenceProfanity

Where to watch

Rent

Plot

Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

Cast

Michael ShannonCurtis LaForche

Dermot CrowleyCurtis LaForche

Jessica ChastainSamantha LaForche

Shea WhighamDewart

Tova StewartHannah LaForche

Katy MixonNat

Robert LongstreetJim

Ray McKinnonKyle

Kathy BakerSarah

LisaGay HamiltonKendra

Jeffrey GroverPsychiatrist

Natasha RandallCammie

Ron KennardRussell

Writers and directors

David TwohyDirector

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Jack ★ 6.0/10

I do love slow-paced thriller films and this is exactly that. Having said that, there is something that makes me uneasy about the ending. It is up to so many interpretations that the writer / director…16. May 2020

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griggs79 ★ 7.0/10

_Take Shelter’s_ a slow burn, but it gets under your skin. Shannon’s great—properly intense—and there’s loads to chew on about fear, family, and mental health. Bit heavy-handed at times, and it drags …24. Mar 2025

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

The family “LaForche” live in a remote Ohio backwater where mother “Samantha” (Jessica Chastain) looks after their deaf daughter “Hannah” (Tova Stewart) whilst dad “Curtis” (Michael Shannon) works for…13. Jun 2025

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Hefur unnið til 29 verðlauna á hinum ýmsu kvikmyndahátíðum fyrir leik, leikstjórn, handrit og leik þeirra Michaels Shannon og Jessicu Chastain í aðalhlutverkum.

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