Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Leonardo DiCaprio | ... | Teddy Daniels | |
Mark Ruffalo | ... | Chuck Aule | |
Ben Kingsley | ... | Dr. Cawley | |
Max von Sydow | ... | Dr. Naehring | |
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) |
In 1954, 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 thinks he's 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
I originally saw this film when it came out but couldn't remember it well enough to give it a rating or write a review, so a rewatch was in order. I viewed the film through the lens of already knowing the plot twist, which made it a whole different experience. The ending will be remembered throughout film history as one that showed just how viciously a well written script can flip an audience over. This really is a film you should see twice.