About this movie
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Shea Whigham
Dewart
- Kathy Baker
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Katy Mixon
Nat
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Jessica Chastain
Samantha
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Michael Shannon
Curtis
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Tova Stewart
Hannah
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Natasha Randall
Cammie
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Ron Kennard
Russell
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Scott Knisley
Lewis
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Robert Longstreet
Jim
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Heather Caldwell
Special Ed Teacher
Directors
- Jeffrey Nicholson
- Jeff Nichols
Producers
- Tyler Davidson
- Sophia Lin
Writers
- Jeff Nichols
Take Shelter
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
93%
percent positive reviews
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Justin Chang, VarietyA hallucinatory thriller anchored by a deeply resonant sense of unease.
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Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
An impressively sustained slow-burn parable from writer-director Jeff Nichols, shot with ominous beauty, guarding its mysteries with care.
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Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
The film's power should reside in this agonised human dilemma, but in the end it becomes a rather self-important shaggy dog story.
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Anton Bitel, Film4
An intense drama of mental meltdown and domestic apocalypse for an age of anxiety.
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Tom Huddleston, Time Out
When future film historians look back at the cultural fallout from America's financial collapse, 'Take Shelter' will be a key text. That is, if the storm doesn't sweep us all away.
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