Shelter

Released Nov 13, 2015

1 hr. 45 min.

Drama

TRAILER

for Shelter: Trailer 1

List

46%

24 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

500+ Ratings

Audience Score

A homeless Nigerian immigrant (Anthony Mackie) and a junkie (Jennifer Connelly) band together for survival on the streets of New York.

Read More

Read Less

Watch on Fandango at Home

Premiered Jun 06

Buy Now

Fandango at Home

Prime Video

Apple TV

Rent Shelter on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV.

Dan M

If you read a summary and thought "that sounds pretty bleak," I am here to tell you that the movie also delivers "pretty bleak" The best thing about this is how each setting has an entirely different look to it, which reinforces how many times these characters need to overhaul their entire lives as usual course. I think the screenplay could stand to be either more dialogue-driven or more contemplative, but the performances are solid.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/07/23

Full Review

Sandra S

Connelly got an Oscar for A Beautiful Mind, this should have been Oscar number 2 for her. Outstanding performance!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/05/23

Full Review

Audience Member

This movie will pull you in and spit you out. In the end sadness and happiness is a thing of feeling. A bum and a dope fein (characters) It is a real eye opener to the average individual that may never look at those types of people in a heartfelt way.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

Full Review

Audience Member

It's honest, most people don't understand how hard it actually is to be homeless, how other people treat you, how invisible you are. Most people have no idea how hard it is to be a homeless woman, and I don't know that many homeless women saw this, so I don't expect critics, who have not known hardship or poverty, to understand.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Shelter è un dramma in cui il personaggio di Anthonhy Mackie è interessante ma poco esplorato (probabilmente anche a causa di una scarsa prova dell'attore) e l'interpretazione di Jennifer Connelly è ottima, nonostante il personaggio non sia per nulla originale. Il dramma decide di fondare le sue basi sul presente dei personaggi e sui loro attori, senza andare ad indagare sulle condizioni in cui versano; alcuni passaggi sono davvero troppo affrettati ma nella totalità il film è abbastanza ben riuscito.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Very depressing but great acting! Realistic of New York City...no hope for the homeless no matter your gender, race or nationality..period. She (Jennifer) tried to better herself and succeeded but who cares? She had to become a statistic even after she was clean and thought of someone besides herself..she still was do It on by society. No wonder people do what they do to survive.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Post a rating

Paul Bettany

Director

Jennifer Connelly

Hannah

Anthony Mackie

Tahir

Amy Hargreaves

Carrie

Scott Johnsen

Terry

Alok Tewari

Abdul

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

80%

42%

Time Out of Mind

37%

67%

Before I Disappear

87%

66%

Heaven Knows What

27%

50%

Anesthesia

TRAILER

for Anesthesia

13%

33%

Just Like a Woman

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

The 33 Is Too Predictable

Shelter: Trailer 1

2:02

View more videos

View more photos

Bilge Ebiri

Spirituality & Health

...for much of its running time, it's a sharply observed, sensitively acted, moving little film.

Mar 24, 2020

Full Review

Susan Wloszczyna

RogerEbert.com

What started as an engaging character study falls apart when the cards that Tahir and Hannah are dealt are so obviously and overtly stacked against them at every turn.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 13, 2015

Full Review

Tom Long

Detroit News

Both actors bring confused dignity and downright anguish to their roles, and if Bettany eventually begins piling the woes on a bit heavy, they make you believe that as dark as things get, they're still more than possible.

Rated: B

Nov 13, 2015

Full Review

Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Bettany's film is a sincere effort to depict the extreme vulnerability of those who live without shelter, in many cases dying because they are excluded by a vicious system without any kind of social safety net.

Aug 13, 2020

Full Review

Jared Mobarak

The Film Stage

A document on our judgment of the homeless-preconceptions and ignorance towards-as well as forgiveness.

Rated: B

Feb 20, 2016

Full Review

Eddie Harrison

The List

Shelter feels like an act of penance for all involved, and Connelly's powerful performance perfectly captures the anguish of a woman rendered all but invisible by poverty.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 14, 2015

Full Review

Read all reviews

Synopsis

A homeless Nigerian immigrant (Anthony Mackie) and a junkie (Jennifer Connelly) band together for survival on the streets of New York.

Director: Paul Bettany
Executive Producer: Clay Floren, Aimee Shieh, Melanie Greene, Dana Brown, Kevin Fraker, Cassian Elwes
Screenwriter: Paul Bettany
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Production Co: Recidivist
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 2, 2016

Most Popular at Home Now