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Take Shelter

2011 · 120 min

A slow-burn psychological thriller that burrows under your skin with mounting dread and an ambiguous, haunting finale.

Directed by: Jeff Nichols
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Starring: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham

Tagline: Far away from the cruel world.
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Jeff Nichols
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Starring: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
family
madness
fate
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: thriller, drama, horror
Directed by: Jeff Nichols
Written by: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham, Tova Stewart, Katy Mixon, Robert Longstreet, Ray McKinnon, Kathy Baker
Music: David Wingo
Cinematography: Adam Stone
Runtime: 120 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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