Take Shelter

– Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and One Minute
Release Year:
2011
Take Shelter (2011)

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.

Take Shelter (2011) - Trailer

Release Date:

10 Nov 2011

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jeff Nichols

Writer:

Jeff Nichols

Main Actors:

Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Tova Stewart, Shea Whigham

Plot:

Curtis, a father and husband, is starting to experience bad dreams and hallucinations. Assuming mental illness, he seeks medical help and counseling. However, fearing the worst, he starts building an elaborate and expensive storm shelter in their backyard. This storm shelter threatens to tear apart his family, threatens his sanity and his standing in the community, but he builds it to save his family's life.

Awards:

42 wins & 36 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,600,000

Production:

Sony Pictures Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
Metacritic:
85%