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Shutter Island

  • 20102010
  • RR
  • 2h 18m
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Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
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In 1954, a U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderer who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane.In 1954, a U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderer who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane.In 1954, a U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderer who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane.

IMDb RATING
8.2/10
1.3M
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
357
25
  • Director
    • Martin Scorsese
  • Writers
    • Laeta Kalogridis(screenplay)
    • Dennis Lehane(novel)
  • Stars
    • Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Emily Mortimer
    • Mark Ruffalo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Martin Scorsese
  • Writers
    • Laeta Kalogridis(screenplay)
    • Dennis Lehane(novel)
  • Stars
    • Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Emily Mortimer
    • Mark Ruffalo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.5KUser reviews
    • 524Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #149
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 66 nominations

    Videos14

    Shutter Island: Super Bowl Spot
    Trailer 0:33
    Shutter Island: Super Bowl Spot
    Shutter Island: UK Trailer
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    Shutter Island: UK Trailer
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    Shutter Island: Trailer #1
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    Shutter Island: Trailer #1
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    Shutter Island
    What Roles Has Mark Ruffalo Been Considered For?
    Clip 3:07
    What Roles Has Mark Ruffalo Been Considered For?
    "Sense of Calm" from Shutter Island
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    "Sense of Calm" from Shutter Island
    "Arriving" from Shutter Island
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    "Arriving" from Shutter Island
    Shutter Island: Leonardo DiCaprio on Teddy Daniels
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    Shutter Island: Leonardo DiCaprio on Teddy Daniels
    Was 'The New Mutants' Set Haunted?
    Interview 1:36
    Was 'The New Mutants' Set Haunted?
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    Interview 0:32
    Martin Scorsese Talks About Casting Leo for Shutter Island

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    Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo in Shutter Island (2010)
    Mark Ruffalo in Shutter Island (2010)
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    Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, and Mark Ruffalo in Shutter Island (2010)
    Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
    Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo in Shutter Island (2010)
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    Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo in Shutter Island (2010)
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    Leonardo DiCaprio
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Teddy Danielsas Teddy Daniels
    Emily Mortimer
    Emily Mortimer
    • Rachel 1as Rachel 1
    Mark Ruffalo
    Mark Ruffalo
    • Chuck Auleas Chuck Aule
    Ben Kingsley
    Ben Kingsley
    • Dr. Cawleyas Dr. Cawley
    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    • Dr. Naehringas Dr. Naehring
    Michelle Williams
    Michelle Williams
    • Doloresas Dolores
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Rachel 2as Rachel 2
    Jackie Earle Haley
    Jackie Earle Haley
    • George Noyceas George Noyce
    Ted Levine
    Ted Levine
    • Wardenas Warden
    John Carroll Lynch
    John Carroll Lynch
    • Deputy Warden McPhersonas Deputy Warden McPherson
    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • Laeddisas Laeddis
    Robin Bartlett
    Robin Bartlett
    • Bridget Kearnsas Bridget Kearns
    Christopher Denham
    Christopher Denham
    • Peter Breeneas Peter Breene
    Nellie Sciutto
    Nellie Sciutto
    • Nurse Marinoas Nurse Marino
    Joseph Sikora
    Joseph Sikora
    • Glen Migaas Glen Miga
    • (as Joe Sikora)
    Curtiss Cook
    Curtiss Cook
    • Trey Washingtonas Trey Washington
    • (as Curtiss I' Cook)
    Raymond Anthony Thomas
    Raymond Anthony Thomas
    • Orderly Gantonas Orderly Ganton
    • (as Ray Anthony Thomas)
    Joseph McKenna
    • Inmate Billingsas Inmate Billings
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • Laeta Kalogridis(screenplay)
      • Dennis Lehane(novel)
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    Storyline

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    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. —alfiehitchie
    • surprise ending
    • neo noir
    • medical experiment
    • mental asylum
    • cave
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Someone is missing.
    • Genres
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for disturbing violent content, language and some nudity
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Mark Ruffalo won the role of Chuck Aule after sending Martin Scorsese a fan letter saying how much he wanted to work with him.
    • Goofs
      No recording of Gustav Mahler's Quartet in A minor existed during WW2. The work was not known to have been performed between 1876 and the early 1960s, when the composer's widow rediscovered the score.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Teddy Daniels: You know, this place makes me wonder.

      Chuck Aule: Yeah, what's that, boss?

      Teddy Daniels: Which would be worse - to live as a monster, or to die as a good man?

      [gets up and walks off]

      Chuck Aule: Teddy?

    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Taking of Pelham 123/Imagine That/Moon (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Lontano
      (1967)

      Written by György Ligeti

      Performed by Berliner Philharmoniker (as Berlin Philharmonic)

      Conducted by Jonathan Nott

      Courtesy of Warner Classics

      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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    Top review
    10/10
    No one likes to be messed with.
    Shutter Island. A film that will divide the film community. A film that will leave many upset, and hating it. A film that has already completely split the critics. A movie that messes with you. And no one likes to be messed with. And that is exactly where it exceeds. Think I'm contradicting myself?

    Shutter Island is one of the most well crafted psychological thrillers to come by since Silence Of The Lambs. And it is no coincidence both were brilliantly written novels. Shutter Island is adapted by a book written by Dennis Lehane (wrote gone baby, gone and mystic river). It is a book filled with twists and turns, that will leave the reader dizzy. And, that is what it's film counterpart does to the fullest. Martin Scorsese helms the director chair, in a movie where he is more free than any before. This is Scorsese at his most unrestrained.

    Marty takes what he has learned from the great films of the past and puts it into his. The master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock's influence is everywhere you look in this film. And it is no wonder, considering Scorsese even showed one of his greatest works to the crew: Vertigo. And many of those ideas are present in Shutter Island; the cliff scenes scream Hitchcock. This is a film that creeps and crawls, and is filled with dark corners. And it is all heightened by the coming storm that looms over the island. This is classic film noir.

    The story follows Teddy, a federal Marshall, and his partner Chuck (Played by DiCaprio and Ruffulo). They go to this mysterious island enveloped in fog to investigate an escape. From these opening scenes, Marty has set up a dark and creepy premise.

    Almost the whole movie incorporates this story as Teddy desperately tries to find the truths he seeks. Teddy is shown as a scared man; a man of war and violence as portrayed in various flashbacks. These will go on to be increasingly important as the story progresses. We follow Teddy on his quest, through every dark corridor and perilous confrontations. Slowly, we are given pieces to the puzzle, but the audience does not even realize it. For we, like Teddy, are blind. For the moment at least. It is because of this that the thrilling conclusion will leave many blindsided. But, you see, that is where this thriller becomes something more. We as the audience are put in Teddy's shoes, and we feel all the things he feels. It is a complete assault on the senses, and it works beautifully.

    This is a film you must watch carefully. That is another thing that sets this apart, it is a horror film that makes you actually think. In this day and age, I'm not surprised some found it terrible esp. after their brains have been turned to mush by these new gore filled horror films. Scorsese's ultimate goal here is to wake you up. And trust me, you probably wont like it.

    This is also a film I would recommend seeing a second time. In fact, it is even better the second time. All those pieces of that puzzle you didn't catch the first time, you will the second. You see, we as the audience are first put in the shoes of Teddy. The second? Well, without giving too much away, lets just say you are put in someones else's shoes entirely during the second viewing.

    Shutter Island. A film that will make you question your own sanity. A film that will leave you breathless. A film that has re-ignited the thriller genre. A film that will leave you, and the main character, searching for answers.

    10 out of 10

    -CLS
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Ashecliffe
    • Filming locations
      • Peddocks Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Phoenix Pictures
      • Sikelia Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $128,012,934
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $41,062,440
      • Feb 21, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $294,805,697
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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