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Shutter Island (2010)

R  138 min  -  Drama | Mystery | Thriller   -  19 February 2010 (USA)
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Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding nearby.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leonardo DiCaprio ...
Mark Ruffalo ...
Ben Kingsley ...
Max von Sydow ...
Dr. Naehring (as Max Von Sydow)
Michelle Williams ...
Dolores
Emily Mortimer ...
Patricia Clarkson ...
Jackie Earle Haley ...
Ted Levine ...
John Carroll Lynch ...
Elias Koteas ...
Robin Bartlett Robin Bartlett ...
Christopher Denham ...
Nellie Sciutto ...
Joseph Sikora ...
Glen Miga (as Joe Sikora)
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Storyline

It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity. Written by alfiehitchie  

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Plot Keywords:

Island | Disappearance | Partner | U.S. Marshal | Criminally Insane  | See more »

Taglines:

Someone is missing.

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content, language and some nudity See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La isla siniestra See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$41,062,440 (USA) (21 February 2010) (2991 Screens)

Gross:

$294,804,195 (Worldwide) (10 June 2010)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

SDDS  | Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Filmed in four months during 2008. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the orderly gives Chuck and Teddy new clothes and cigarettes, at first there are two regular packs of Lucky Strike, but in the next shot, the packs have a blue label on them. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Teddy Daniels: Pull yourself together, Teddy. Pull yourself together.
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Connections

Spoofed in "Harald Schmidt: Episode #4.20" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"MUSIC FOR MARCEL DUCHAMP"
Written by John Cage
Performed by Philipp Vandré
Courtesy of Mode Records See more »