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Shallow Grave (1994) -- Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.

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John Hodge (written by)
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Release Date:
10 February 1995 (USA) more
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The award winning thriller that'll bury you with laughs. more
Plot:
Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash. full summary | add synopsis
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14 wins & 1 nomination more
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Vibrant and suspenseful more (112 total)

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Rated R for scenes of strong grisly violence, and for some language and nudity.
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92 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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According to director Danny Boyle there's a sly connection between this film and his next film, Trainspotting (1996). Keith Allen portrays a drug dealer in both films leading us to believe he may be the same character in featured in both, as Trainspotting was suppose to take place in the late 80s before the occurrences in Shallow Grave. more
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Boom mic visible: Reflected the car window when Alex pushes Hugo's car into the lake. more
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[Alex is watching TV]
Juliet Miller: Have you seen Hugo?
Alex Law: No. Any idea which channel he's on?
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Referenced in 100 Mile Rule (2002) more
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Happy Heart more

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30 out of 33 people found the following review useful.
Vibrant and suspenseful, 9 July 2005
8/10
Author: Samuli Launonen from Finland

A great modern thriller containing all the necessary ingredients of a decent suspense story: constantly growing tension, sly humor, and genuinely surprising plot twists. It's kind of like a 90s version of a Hitchcock flick (think "Rope"), and like somebody here wrote, once you start watching it you can't stop.

The plot is deliciously wicked. Just how far are you going to go for money? Will you kill for it? Are you willing to share it? Will you give up your best friends for it? How insane will a large amount of cash drive you? And in the end, and this is the most important question "Shallow Grave" rises, will it make you happy?

If there was any more violence in this movie it would turn disgusting, but Danny Boyle knows how to measure it just right. Though he doesn't quite reach the virtuosity of "Trainspotting" here, his trademarks are all present: the fast pace, the urban background beats, the enthralling camera angles and so forth.

The three leads are all great, but there's no question about who the movie belongs to: Ewan McGregor is energetic, powerful and photogenic in his portrayal of a young journalist. No wonder he became such a star.

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