Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.
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Danny BoyleWriter:
John Hodge
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| Kerry Fox | ... | Juliet Miller | |
| Christopher Eccleston | ... | David Stephens | |
| Ewan McGregor | ... | Alex Law | |
| Ken Stott | ... | Detective Inspector McCall | |
| Keith Allen | ... | Hugo | |
| Colin McCredie | ... | Cameron | |
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Victoria Nairn | ... | Woman Visitor |
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Jean Marie Coffey | ... | Goth |
| Peter Mullan | ... | Andy | |
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Leonard O'Malley | ... | Tim |
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David Scoular | ... | Cash Machine Victim |
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Grant Glendinning | ... | Bath Victim |
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Victor Eadie | ... | Freezer Victim |
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Robert David MacDonald | ... | Lumsden |
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Three friends in Edinburgh, Scotland, interview and select a new flatmate. He's hardly moved in than they discover him dead in his room. An ethical dilemma ensues when they discover that he possessed a large amount of cash. Things get worse as the men whose money it was search for it, and the three friends start to turn on each other. Written by grantss
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stabbed in the neck | male full frontal nudity | uncircumcised penis | penis | roommate |Taglines:
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Rated R for scenes of strong grisly violence, and for some language and nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 February 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Petits meurtres entre amis See more »Edit
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Budget:
$2,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$105,614, 12 February 1995Gross USA:
$2,079,569Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,079,569Company Credits
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Written by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
Performed by Nina Simone
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Such were the budgetary constraints on this shoot, the production had to auction off various props in order to raise enough money to buy essential film stock needed to complete the picture. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Quotes
Alex Law: [reading Juliet's mail] He even signs them, in his own name can you believe it? I'd sign someone else's name... I'd sign his name!... If I wrote them that is, which I don't.See more »
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The closing credits appear over images of the three main characters in happier times, ironically all laughing hysterically. See more »Soundtracks
My Baby Just Cares for MeWritten by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
Performed by Nina Simone
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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.