The Shack (2017)

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called "The Shack."

Director:

Stuart Hazeldine

Writers:

John Fusco (screenplay by), Andrew Lanham (screenplay by)

Stars:

Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Worthington	...	Mack Phillips
Octavia Spencer	...	Papa
Tim McGraw	...	Willie
Radha Mitchell	...	Nan Phillips
Megan Charpentier	...	Kate Phillips
Gage Munroe	...	Josh Phillips
Amélie Eve	...	Missy Phillips (as Amelie Eve)
Avraham Aviv Alush	...	Jesus
Sumire	...	Sarayu
Alice Braga	...	Sophia
Graham Greene	...	Male Papa
Ryan Robbins	...	Emil Ducette
Jordyn Ashley Olson	...	Emily Ducette
Laura MacKillop	...	Amber Ducette
Emily Holmes	...	Vicki Ducette

Storyline

After the abduction and presumed death of Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, Mack receives a letter and suspects it is from God, asking him to return to The Shack where Missy may have been murdered. After contemplating it, he leaves his home to go to The Shack for the first time since Missy's abduction and an encounter that will change his life forever.

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Plot Keywords:

guilt | loss of daughter | family trip | holy trinity | death of daughter | 

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Taglines:

You're never as alone as you think.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material including some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

La Cabaña

Filming Locations:

Stawamus Chief Park, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,172,119, 5 March 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$57,330,873, 12 May 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$43,505,116, 20 March 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Netter Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Forest Whitaker was originally attached to direct but dropped out.

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Goofs

When Mack is at the shack and has a breakdown he throws a few pieces of furniture against the walls and lays down on the floor. At that point he is the only thing on the floor, however when he wakes up at the end of the movie, there is a standing chair next to him.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Willie: Who wouldn't be skeptical when a man claims to have spent an entire weekend with God? In a shack, no less. And not just any shack. This was the shack. What I'm about to tell you is a little on the... well, it's a lot on the fantastic side. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's not true.

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Connections

Featured in A Shack of Lies (2017)

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Soundtracks

Stars (The Shack version)
Written by Korey Cooper & John Landrum Cooper
Performed by Skillet

User Reviews

If you loved the book...

If you enjoyed the book--you will love the movie. The movie addresses the ageless philosophical question, "Why does God let bad things happen?" It presents some theology in an unorthodox fashion--but not a heretical one. I found it more inspiring than Narnia--which I dearly love. The film follows the book closely, but not 100%. As a film and story it's not perfect--but it's very close. If you have an open mind, I suggest you see it.