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Shame

  • 20112011
  • NC-17NC-17
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
195K
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POPULARITY
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88
Shame (2011)
Brandon's carefully cultivated private life -- which allows him to indulge his sexual addiction -- is disrupted when his sister Cissy arrives unannounced for an indefinite stay.
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A sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay.A sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay.A sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
195K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,253
88
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    • Director
      • Steve McQueen
    • Writers
      • Steve McQueen
      • Abi Morgan
    • Stars
      • Michael Fassbender
      • Carey Mulligan
      • James Badge Dale
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steve McQueen
    • Writers
      • Steve McQueen
      • Abi Morgan
    • Stars
      • Michael Fassbender
      • Carey Mulligan
      • James Badge Dale
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 482User reviews
    • 490Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 50 wins & 94 nominations total

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    Trailer 1:52
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    Trailer 1:44
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    A Guide to the Films of Steve McQueen
    Clip 2:08
    A Guide to the Films of Steve McQueen
    "Sidewalk Conversation"
    Clip 2:58
    "Sidewalk Conversation"
    The Rise of Carey Mulligan
    Clip 3:54
    The Rise of Carey Mulligan
    "A Shared Vision"
    Featurette 2:34
    "A Shared Vision"
    Shame
    Interview 0:46
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    Interview 0:36
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    Photos83

    James Badge Dale, Michael Fassbender, and Carey Mulligan in Shame (2011)
    Michael Fassbender in Shame (2011)
    Michael Fassbender and Nicole Beharie in Shame (2011)
    Michael Fassbender in Shame (2011)
    Michael Fassbender in Shame (2011)
    Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, and Steve McQueen in Shame (2011)
    James Badge Dale and Michael Fassbender in Shame (2011)
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    Michael Fassbender in Shame (2011)
    Carey Mulligan in Shame (2011)
    Michael Fassbender in Shame (2011)
    Michael Fassbender and Nicole Beharie in Shame (2011)

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    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • Brandon
    Carey Mulligan
    Carey Mulligan
    • Sissy
    James Badge Dale
    James Badge Dale
    • David
    Lucy Walters
    Lucy Walters
    • Woman on Subway Train
    Mari-Ange Ramirez
    • Alexa
    Nicole Beharie
    Nicole Beharie
    • Marianne
    Alex Manette
    Alex Manette
    • Steven
    Hannah Ware
    Hannah Ware
    • Samantha
    Elizabeth Masucci
    Elizabeth Masucci
    • Elizabeth
    Rachel Farrar
    Rachel Farrar
    • Rachel
    Loren Omer
    • Loren
    Lauren Tyrrell
    • Hostess
    Marta Milans
    Marta Milans
    • Cocktail Waitress
    Jake Siciliano
    Jake Siciliano
    • Skype Son
    Robert Montano
    Robert Montano
    • Waiter
    Charisse Bellante
    • Live Chat Woman
    • (as Charisse Merman)
    Amy Hargreaves
    Amy Hargreaves
    • Hotel Lover
    Anna Rose Hopkins
    Anna Rose Hopkins
    • Carly
    • Director
      • Steve McQueen
    • Writers
      • Steve McQueen
      • Abi Morgan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The first time Michael Fassbender saw the film was with his father Josef. Both were relieved that his mother Adele could not make the screening.
    • Goofs
      When Brandon is on the subway looking at the woman we see Fulton behind him on the wall of the subway tunnel. The train moves and a few minutes have passed. Next, when the woman exists the train and he follows her, we see that they are again at Fulton station.
    • Quotes

      Sissy Sullivan: We're not bad people. We just come from a bad place.

    • Crazy credits
      No opening credits apart from the movie's title.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2011 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Aria from the Goldberg Variations
      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performed by Glenn Gould

      Courtesy of Sony Masterworks and the Glenn Gould Estate

      Licensed by Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd

    User reviews482

    Review
    Top review
    Fassbender and Mulligan show no "Shame"
    What Director Steve McQueen and co-writer Abi Morgan achieve in the raw and powerful Shame starring breakout star of 2011 Michael Fassbender and Academy Award nominated actress Carey Mulligan is some of the most daring and provocative work seen this year. Telling the story of Brandon (Fassbender), a mid-30s successful businessman who balances his work life and his unflinching addiction to sex on a daily basis. When his free spirited and often times irresponsible sister Sissy (Mulligan) drops by unexpectedly, Brandon is faced with having his dark secret unravel in his day-to-day operations.

    Headlined by tour-de-force performances by Fassbender and Mulligan, Shame wraps you from moment one, never easing its unyielding grip on us and showing the darkest parts of nature in a fresh and venturesome manner. McQueen and Morgan shape their narrative in a classic storytelling procedure that entices the viewer without ever feeling forced. They build two authentic characters that surprisingly you can relate to and find solace in. This archetype could be considered one of the best written works of 2011.

    McQueen's direction is steady, precise, and full of originality. As stylistic as his direction is, his third act does lose its gravity leaving some thoughts to maneuver in and out. Two polarizing technical aspects of the film are Joe Walker's very impressive editing work, showcasing some of the most vulgar yet necessary scenes of the year. Also, though sadly brief, Harry Escott's massively transcendent score builds up to one of my favorite opening film sequences seen this millennium. So about the nudity you ask and that NC-17 rating? It's all necessary. It never feels forced or for the sake of showing a genital. It's all important and unique to the story. But rest assured, it does deliver some of the most graphic images seen (that's not pornography) on film.

    Fassbender and Mulligan set the screen on fire. Fassbender dedicates himself to Brandon, showing all the beauty and ugly, and bestowing upon us, one of the finest Oscar-caliber performances of the year. He doesn't allow judgment, he becomes, he doesn't allow resurgence, he inhabits. It's one of the year's best turns by a leading man. Mulligan achieves her most raw and passionate performance to date. As Sissy, she dives in, lives, and never comes up for air. What's most impressive as oppose to her other work in Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive earlier this year and her nominated work in Lone Scherfig's An Education, is Mulligan endures and persists Sissy with tenacity and bravery. I hope Oscar can recognize greatness as it walks across their screens this year because Mulligan is the truth.

    Shame delivers in not only the essence of indomitably but in unique semblance of a raw and illuminating piece of cinema. It likely will be one of the dark gems audiences and critics wish they embraced from 2011.

    Read more reviews @ The Awards Circuit (www.awardscircuit.com)
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    • Release date
      • January 13, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Shame - Deseos culpables
    • Filming locations
      • 28th Street Subway Station, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      • Film4
      • UK Film Council
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,909,002
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $361,000
      • Dec 4, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,123,767
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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