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2010 · 138 min · R

Shutter Island

Directed by Martin Scorsese · Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Shutter Island (2010) is a Drama film, directed by Martin Scorsese set in Boston during the 1950s. It runs 138 minutes and is rated R.

A psychological horror and murder mystery, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of guilt & shame, madness / loss of sanity, and grief & loss play out through unreliable narrator.

Cinematography
Robert Richardson
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprioMark RuffaloBen KingsleyMax von SydowMichelle WilliamsEmily MortimerPatricia ClarksonJackie Earle Haley

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Boston
Setting
Island
When
1950s

Premise & themes

Premise
Psychological HorrorMurder Mystery
Themes
Guilt & ShameMadness / Loss Of SanityGrief & Loss
Structure
Unreliable Narrator
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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