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Shutter Island

In 1954, up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he thinks he's been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Mystery, Thriller), release year 2010, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Shutter Island

In 1954, up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he thinks he's been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Mystery, Thriller), release year 2010, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2010
  • Released 19 Feb 2010
  • Runtime 138 minutes
  • Content rating R
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.2/10 from 1,644,111 votes
  • Metascore 63/100
  • Genres Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • Languages English, German
  • Countries Canada, United States

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo

Direction and writing

Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Written by: Laeta Kalogridis, Dennis Lehane

Awards and recognition

11 wins & 66 nominations total

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