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Shelter

2014 · 105 min

A tender, heartbreaking journey through hardship and love that lingers with quiet emotional power.

Directed by
Paul Bettany
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Mackie, Amy Hargreaves
Overview
Hannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Paul Bettany
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Mackie, Amy Hargreaves
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • love
  • survival
  • addiction
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Genres
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Directed by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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