Shutter Island

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Shutter Island

R

2010

2h 18m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new partner to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like insane asylum located on a remote, windswept island. The woman appears to have vanished from a locked room, and there are hints of terrible deeds committed within the hospital walls. As the investigation deepens, Teddy realizes he will have to confront his own dark fears if he hopes to make it off the island alive.

Critics Consensus

It may not rank with Scorsese's best work, but Shutter Island's gleefully unapologetic genre thrills represent the director at his most unrestrained.

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Julie and Brandy

Autostraddle

09/01/2021

It's supposed to be some suspense thriller... somebody should have said hey why don't you go see the hilarious comedy of Shutter Island.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/30/2018

It's not a serious film and it's not even an especially suspenseful film but it is fun, in a Dr Caligari sort of way.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

09/11/2017

A

A twisted psychological thriller that leaves you guessing until the very end, Shutter Island is yet another fantastic collaboration between DiCaprio (giving another pitch-perfect and near heartbreaking performance) and director Martin Scorsese.

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Jan 7

4/4

Working outside his comfort zone, Martin Scorsese has made some fascinating genre films with Shutter Island being one of his best.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

9/10

It’s enjoyable, its weird, it’s dark, it’s thought-provoking, and the performances are great.

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Ray Pride

Newcity

07/02/2024

9/10

A thrill of form and function, a fully crafted exercise in visual style and classical genre legerdemain.

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Nomavuso R

@RT33188903 Apr 23

I think this movie needs people who can pay attention, very well. I liked the plot twist at the end. I was taken aback, I didn't see it coming.

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Joanna T

@aerialgirly92 Apr 12

Interesting thriller w/ an unexpected twist at the end. I wouldn't watch it again only bc it's sad. A cop goes to Shutter Island bc he hears about a psychiatric ward there that conducts inhumane experiments on ppl. He also wants to find the guy who set an apt on fire & that killed his wife. He is also ex-military/army which I thought was an unnecessary aspect added to the film. In the end, it turns out that he's the traumatized crazy one whose wife killed their 3 children bc she's manic-depressive & she asked him to set her free (from her thoughts?) and so he shot/killed her. He has trauma from that & invents a character/world in which he doesn't kill anyone & in which he's a cop & isn't who he is. The mental ward was acting out a play to bring his reality to his senses & it was a good ward all along. He pretends to regress bc he can't face the truth and to "die as a good man" may be better than to "live as a monster". Gets lobotomy = memory erased?

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Holly G.

@hollygibbard_ Apr 9

Another one of the best movies I’ve ever seen.

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Findley S

@findleygsmith Apr 8

Wow! Yet another excellent film by Martin Scorsese. This movie's twists and turns and clever revelations throughout make for a suspenseful rollercoaster ride with Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo leading the way. The cinematography was really good, the mood was conveyed perfectly, and the score was haunting in the best possible way. This film is one of my favorites, definitely recommend to anyone willing to watch a masterful psychological thriller for the ages.

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Annabelle D

@RT61715843 Apr 5

if you don’t like the show your probably just a bit silly

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Garrett B

@gmoney637 Mar 17

A haunting psychological thriller with a shocking twist.

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Synopsis

The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new partner to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like insane asylum located on a remote, windswept island. The woman appears to have vanished from a locked room, and there are hints of terrible deeds committed within the hospital walls. As the investigation deepens, Teddy realizes he will have to confront his own dark fears if he hopes to make it off the island alive.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Producer: Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Bradley J. Fischer, Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter: Laeta Kalogridis
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Sikelia, Paramount Pictures, Appian Way, Phoenix
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Violent Content|Some Nudity)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 19, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $128.0M
Runtime: 2h 18m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)