Movie

Gimme Shelter

2013 · 101 min

A heavy, sincere tearjerker that follows a hurt teenager through hardship toward a hard-won sense of belonging.

Tagline: Sometimes you have to leave home to find your family.
Overview: After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, trauma, healing, parenthood
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
trauma
healing
parenthood
survival
Places: suburbs
big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild