Shut In

PG-13

Released Nov 11, 2016

1h 31m

Mystery & Thriller

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45 Reviews

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23%

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Mary Portman (Naomi Watts) is a widowed child psychologist who lives in isolation in rural Maine. The horrific car accident that killed her husband also left her 18-year-old stepson Stephen (Charlie Heaton) in a bedridden, catatonic state, leaving him completely dependent on her. When one of Portman's young patients vanishes without a trace, she becomes convinced that the boy's (Jacob Tremblay) ghost is now in the house as a dangerous ice storm starts to wreak havoc outside.

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Critics Consensus

Fatally undermined by a clichéd, confused plot and a total absence of thrills, Shut In wastes its talented cast -- and viewers' time.

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Tana

if you love thriller books, you're gonna love this movie. It's not a slow start in the beginning, it puts you through a rollercoaster of emotions and makes you guess what could be going on the entire time, just to be surprised in the end with the huge plot twist. I loved it, I wouldn't call it a horror movie, but a thriller. It was so well written when it comes to making you guess what could be going on, just to shock you in the end, that I thought it was based off of a book.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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donnie m

trying to watch but horrible acting-no idea what this is about.....

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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Dani

It was okay watts character was poorly written and the whole movie was poorly written the only thing saving this movie is watts and heatons acting like watts character says she wouldn't replace her son then she did by the end of the movie

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Landon J

Overall pretty slow and dull for most of the film. Fast forward to the final 30 minutes.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/29/22

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Audience Member

Really dumb movie. I had to fast forward through spots. The whole premise that her son would pretend to be paralyzed was ridiculous and then that he would become a killer added insult to injury. I'll watch to the end but it's a total waste of my time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Drier than a dessert; the acting, story, dialogue.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Farren Blackburn

Director

Naomi Watts

Mary

Oliver Platt

Dr. Wilson

Charlie Heaton

Stephen

Jacob Tremblay

Tom

Clémentine Poidatz

Lucy

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Peter Bradshaw

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It's low-key and modestly budgeted, but perfectly well made, and Watts maintains a cool and steady presence.

Rated: 3/5

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Valerie Complex

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This movie is bad. It's hilariously bad. The horror elements are wasted frivolously on silly jump scares including raccoons, dramatic grabbing of body parts, and every other horror trope in the book.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 20, 2016

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Rex Reed

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There isn't one genuine thrill in the whole thing. I've had bigger scares from my goldfish bowl.

Rated: 0/4

Nov 16, 2016

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David Nusair

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...an exceedingly deliberate and predominantly uninvolving endeavor...

Rated: 1/4

Feb 19, 2023

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

I'd say leave this to a film you pick on a night you want to stay in, and possibly fall asleep to.

Jan 2, 2021

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Ricardo Gallegos

Pólvora

You will probably fall asleep before getting any sort of scare. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 2, 2020

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Synopsis

Mary Portman (Naomi Watts) is a widowed child psychologist who lives in isolation in rural Maine. The horrific car accident that killed her husband also left her 18-year-old stepson Stephen (Charlie Heaton) in a bedridden, catatonic state, leaving him completely dependent on her. When one of Portman's young patients vanishes without a trace, she becomes convinced that the boy's (Jacob Tremblay) ghost is now in the house as a dangerous ice storm starts to wreak havoc outside.

Director: Farren Blackburn
Producer: Tory Metzger, David Linde, Lisa Ellzey, Jonathan Vanger, Romuald Drault, Trish Dolman
Screenwriter: Christina Hodson
Distributor: EuropaCorp
Production Co: EuropaCorp, Lava Bear Films, Transfilm
Rating: PG-13 (Nudity|Brief Strong Language|Some Violence/Bloody Images|Terror|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.9M
Runtime: 1h 31m

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