Release Date
October 7, 2011 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
February 14, 2012 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Jeff Nichols
Writer
Jeff Nichols
Cast
Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham, Katy Mixon, Kathy Baker
Studio
Running Time
120 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for some language
Curtis LaForche lives in a small town in Ohio with his wife, Samantha, and daughter, Hannah, a six-year-old deaf girl. When Curtis begins to have terrifying dreams, he keeps the visions to himself, channeling his anxiety into obsessively building a storm shelter in his backyard. His seemingly inexplicable behavior concerns and confounds those closest to him, but the resulting strain on his marriage and tension within his community can't compare with Curtis's privately held fear... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Storm's a coming. The air smells of it. The skies are churning. The rain will come, the wind and toxins wiping away humanity. The world is going to end. In Take Shelter, Michael Shannon stars as a man suffering from apocalyptic visions of the near future. He's certain that horrific storms will soon kill everyone in sight, including his family. Then again, he's also certain he's beginning to suffer from paranoid schizophrenia. Full movie review »
