Shutter Island (2010)

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)

Stars:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley

Top 250 #230 | 4 wins & 27 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Teddy Daniels
Mark Ruffalo	...	Chuck Aule
Ben Kingsley	...	Dr. Cawley
Max von Sydow	...	Dr. Naehring (as Max Von Sydow)
Michelle Williams	...	Dolores
Emily Mortimer	...	Rachel 1
Patricia Clarkson	...	Rachel 2
Jackie Earle Haley	...	George Noyce
Ted Levine	...	Warden
John Carroll Lynch	...	Deputy Warden McPherson
Elias Koteas	...	Laeddis
Robin Bartlett	...	Bridget Kearns
Christopher Denham	...	Peter Breene
Nellie Sciutto	...	Nurse Marino
Joseph Sikora	...	Glen Miga (as Joe Sikora)

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.

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Plot Keywords:

island | partner | disappearance | fire | criminally insane | 

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Taglines:

Someone is missing.

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content, language and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

19 February 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ashecliffe

Filming Locations:

Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,250,178 (UK) (12 March 2010)

Gross:

$127,968,405 (USA) (4 June 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, Sikelia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

138 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The working title for the film was "Ashecliff", the name of the insane asylum.

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Goofs

In Cawley's study, Daniels puts down his soda and ice on the table and emphatically shoves his hands in his pockets. In the few moments that the view changes to Cawley and Naehring and back again, and the glass is back in his hand.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Referenced in Workaholics: True Dromance (2012)

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Soundtracks

"PACIFIC SIRENS"
(1969)
Written by Robert Erickson
Performed by Cleveland Chamber Symphony
Conducted by Edwin London
Courtesy of New World Records

User Reviews

Great a must watch !!

I saw this and I knew what to expect going in to the film as I had already read about half of the book but never got the chance to finish it. But I was surprised at how faithful the film was to the original material.The directing was also masterfully done and pretty cool I saw some cool camera tricks I hadn't seen since Martin Scorsese directed Bringing Out The Dead, Martin Scorsese did one great job and everyone was top notch especially Ben Kingsley and DiCaprio and I never though I would jump out of fright especially in a Scorsese film but I did. All in all a solid thriller with a good story and some great performances and for me it's the best film I've seen in 2010 so far.