• Shut In (2016)

    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...

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Shut In
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Release Date: November 11th, 2016

DVD Release Date: February 28th, 2017

PG-13 |1 hr 31 min

Plot Summary

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.

Cast: Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt, Charlie Heaton, Jacob Tremblay, Clémentine Poidatz, Alex Braunstein, David Cubitt, Crystal Balint

Director: Farren Blackburn

Genres: Thriller

Production Co: Transfilm, Lava Bear Films, EuropaCorp

Distributors: EuropaCorp

Keywords: Intense, Car, Hospital, Police officer, 2010s, House, Sacrifice, Transformation

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  • 30
    Frank ScheckThe Hollywood Reporter

    The lurid and unconvincing Shut In should have lived up to its title. show more

  • 30
    John HazeltonScreen International

    Most of the story’s credibility goes out the door with the big plot twist. show more

  • 30
    Sam FragosoTheWrap

    Ideologically, morally, and narratively, the film contains no point of view, no perspective that suggests human beings joined forces to create a piece of art they can stand behind. show more

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