Shattered

R

Released Oct 11, 1991

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

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33%

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15 Reviews

60%

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2,500+ Ratings

Dan Merrick (Tom Berenger) and his wife, Judith (Greta Scacchi), have a car accident. Judith is thrown free, but Dan is injured, his face disfigured. He comes out of a coma with amnesia, full of general knowledge but completely ignorant of his own family life. Slowly, he begins to put the pieces back together, but there are troubling memories that don't mesh with the stories he's being told, and he hires private detective Gus Klein (Bob Hoskins) to help unravel the mystery of his past.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Rated: 2/4

Mar 6, 2005

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The movie is finally so ridiculous it cannot be taken seriously as a thriller or anything else, but there are moments that work, and you'll love the look on the hero's face when he discovers the identity of the dead body.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Kathleen Maher

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Shattered crashes from beginning to end. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 29, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

At times the melodrama overtakes the suspense, but for the most part, the conundrums remain interesting.

Rated: 6/10

Sep 24, 2020

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Michael Szymanski

Zap2it.com

Rated: 1/5

Oct 15, 2005

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Alec B

Weirdly compelling for stretches but also, if you've seen any erotic thrillers, you'll have this all figured out five minutes into the runtime.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Jimbo

Tom Berenger stars in this thrilling mystery/drama about a man who not only loses his memory, but whose face is totally disfigured in a car accident. After plastic surgery to restore his face, he returns home from the hospital to his wife (Greta Scacci). Soon after he finds a film negative with photos of his wife having sex with another man). Since he has no memory of anything that came before, he hires a private detective to help him solve his dilemma. What unfolds next is jaw dropping-this film has a twist that is similar to the one in M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense. Do not miss it-It's THAT good!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/22

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Audience Member

Uh… yea no. Anyone who can't see the twist coming in this "thriller" from the first ten minutes needs glasses. None of the behavior of any of the main characters, including Bob Hoskins' inhaler-huffing Noo Yawk private eye (who inexplicably owns a pet shop) makes any sense at all. And since it's so predictable, it's not even ‘so bad it's good… it's just boring. As Hoskins would say, fugetaboutit.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Joel C

This is a straight-up legit thriller/mystery film that does its intended job. Berenger is great as always, playing a car crash victim with amnesia questioning what is truth and what is lies. The start of the film had similarities to a short film I made Who Are You? (2017), except this film is way better. Definitely worth a watch for lovers of the genre.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/21

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darren h

A cult classic for me. I like the scenery, suspense, plot and freaky ending.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Terrific plot with an unsuspecting twist at the end! Four stars hands down!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Wolfgang Petersen

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Synopsis

Dan Merrick (Tom Berenger) and his wife, Judith (Greta Scacchi), have a car accident. Judith is thrown free, but Dan is injured, his face disfigured. He comes out of a coma with amnesia, full of general knowledge but completely ignorant of his own family life. Slowly, he begins to put the pieces back together, but there are troubling memories that don't mesh with the stories he's being told, and he hires private detective Gus Klein (Bob Hoskins) to help unravel the mystery of his past.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Producer: John Davis, Wolfgang Petersen, David Korda
Screenwriter: Wolfgang Petersen
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Capella International, Davis Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 11, 1991, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.1M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo, Dolby SR

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