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

Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   18,905 votes
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Director:
Danny Boyle
Writer:
John Hodge (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
10 February 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
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 | full synopsis
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Awards:
14 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Well-done approach to classic suspense plot. more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for scenes of strong grisly violence, and for some language and nudity.
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK more

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Trivia:
Although the story is set in Edinburgh and they considered filming there, a grant of G¸150K from the Glasgow Film Fund tempted them westwards for the majority of the filming. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Alex and David are fighting on the floor David pins Alex to the floor and grabs a knife from the worktop to stab through Alex's shoulder. The knife on the worktop is regular 14 centimeter kitchen knife which would not go through Alex's shoulder. However the knife through Alex's shoulder and the floorboard later on in the same scene is at least 30 centimeters. more
Quotes:
David Stephens: And how would you react, then, if I told you I was the Antichrist? more
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Featured in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Happy Heart more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Well-done approach to classic suspense plot., 8 April 2004
7/10
Author: tommonster3k from New York

Good first feature film from director Danny Boyle and writer John Hodge. A good, solid thriller with a healthy dose of dark humor.

Interesting dynamic among the three principle characters, though their motivations toward each other could have been made more clear.

The age-old plot of ordinary people getting mixed up in an unexpected acquisition of dirty money and finding their worst tendencies coming to light is done with style and clever wit, with a couple of nice twists that I doubt anyone will see coming. (Although, I'm a little hazy on just HOW it ends up that way.)

Boyle is definitely one of the great, stand-out directors of the 90s-and-beyond crowd, in the upper ranks with Tarantino, Fincher, Ritchie, and a few others.

7/10 stars

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