Shut In

Director: Farren Blackburn Cast: Naomi Watts , Oliver Platt , Charlie Heaton , Jacob Tremblay , David Cubitt , Clementine Poidatz , Ellen David , Alex Braunstein , Crystal Balint , Tim Post , Peter Outerbridge , Anton Chevier , Thomas Macedo , Emmanuel Augeard , Paul Denham Austerberry , Selim Azzazi , Baxter , Benoit Beaulieu , Yves Belanger , Stephane Bucher , Louis Collin , Louis Craig , Buck Deachman , Trish Dolman , Romuald Drault , Lisa Ellzey , Odette Gadoury , Olivier Glaas , Ginette Guillard , Christine Haebler , Kevin Hemmingson , Alexandre Hernandez , Christina Hodson , Francois-Joseph Hors , Andrea Kenyon , Louis Rene Landry , Claude Leger , David Linde , John Maccuspie , Alexandre Mahout , Nathaniel Mechaly , Tory Metzger , Maryline Monthieux , Chantal Page , Sylvain Proulx , Kate Ringsell , Charlotte Rouleau , Sinan Saber , Mandy Spencer-Phillips , Jeremy Stanbridge , Lucinda Syson , Johanne Titley , Jonathan Vanger , Ken Yasumoto , Ariel Zeitoun

Paul Deham Austerberry on Collaborating with Farren Blackburn on the Look of the Film

Oliver Platt on His Character 'Dr. Wilson'

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Overview

In this icy drama, a widowed child psychologist (Naomi Watts) holed up in New England with her disabled son learns that one of her patients, a young boy (Jacob Tremblay), has disappeared. When the search for the child proves fruitless, she becomes consumed with the idea that his ghost is haunting her. Directed by Farren Blackburn. ~ Violet LeVoit

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Release Date:	05/08/2018
UPC:	0031398288008
Original Release:	2016
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Lions Gate

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Performance Credits

Naomi Watts	Mary
Oliver Platt	Dr. Wilson
Charlie Heaton	Stephen
Jacob Tremblay	Tom
David Cubitt	Doug
Clementine Poidatz	Lucy
Ellen David	Joan
Alex Braunstein	Aaron
Crystal Balint	Grace
Tim Post	Sheriff
Peter Outerbridge	Richard
Anton Chevier	Stephen 5 Years Old
Thomas Macedo	Stephen 9 Years Old

Technical Credits

Farren Blackburn	Director
Emmanuel Augeard	Sound/Sound Designer
Paul Denham Austerberry	Production Designer
Selim Azzazi	Sound Editor
Baxter	Editor
Benoit Beaulieu	Cinematographer
Yves Belanger	Cinematographer
Stephane Bucher	Sound/Sound Designer
Louis Collin	Sound Editor,Sound/Sound Designer
Louis Craig	Special Effects Supervisor
Buck Deachman	Asst. Director
Trish Dolman	Executive Producer
Romuald Drault	Executive Producer
Lisa Ellzey	Executive Producer
Odette Gadoury	Costumes/Costume Designer
Olivier Glaas	Production Manager
Ginette Guillard	Production Manager
Christine Haebler	Producer
Kevin Hemmingson	Sound/Sound Designer
Alexandre Hernandez	Sound Editor
Christina Hodson	Screenwriter
Francois-Joseph Hors	Sound/Sound Designer
Andrea Kenyon	Casting
Louis Rene Landry	Art Director
Claude Leger	Producer
David Linde	Executive Producer
John Maccuspie	Special Effects Supervisor
Alexandre Mahout	Musical Direction/Supervision
Nathaniel Mechaly	Score Composer
Tory Metzger	Executive Producer
Maryline Monthieux	Editor
Chantal Page	Casting
Sylvain Proulx	Producer
Kate Ringsell	Casting
Charlotte Rouleau	Art Director
Sinan Saber	Asst. Director
Mandy Spencer-Phillips	Production Manager
Jeremy Stanbridge	Art Director
Lucinda Syson	Casting
Johanne Titley	Casting
Jonathan Vanger	Executive Producer
Ken Yasumoto	Sound/Sound Designer
Ariel Zeitoun	Producer

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Paul Deham Austerberry on Collaborating with Farren Blackburn on the Look of the Film

Tory Metzger on the Movie

Christina Hodson on the Story

Oliver Platt on His Character 'Dr. Wilson'

Naomi Watts on Her Character 'Mary'

Charlie Heaton on the Movie

Farren Blackburn on the Story

Jacob Tremblay on His Character 'Tom'

Stephen (Featurette)

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Editorial Reviews

Shut In, the latest entry in the psychological-horror genre, does its best to tap into the quiet nuances of maternal horror. Like earlier movies in the same vein such as The Babadook, Orphan, and The Witch, an unreliable narrator leaves the audience guessing what's really happening, while the horror of the film is thematically centered on a family in the wake of a traumatic and forced transition. The movie follows Mary Portman (Naomi Watts), a child psychologist who is still reeling from a car accident that killed her husband and rendered her 18-year-old stepson Stephen (Charlie Heaton) completely paralyzed and unable to speak. Mary remains largely confined to her home in cold, rural Maine as she takes care of Stephen while running her practice out of a building on the property. After a young patient of hers named Tom (Jacob Tremblay) disappears, Mary starts experiencing unsettling visions and hearing strange noises in her home, and she ultimately becomes convinced that Tom's ghost is haunting her. However, Mary's own psychiatrist (Oliver Platt) is certain that she's just consumed by her own guilt and seeing things as a result, and attempts to prescribe her drugs to help her sleep. She refuses, and the visions persist until things finally escalate to a horrifying, Oedipal climax during a snowstorm that has left Mary and Stephen housebound with an unexpected guest. While undoubtedly disturbing, Shut In lacks the same disquieting subtleties that made its aforementioned predecessors so effective. The plot ambles too slowly to its peak, making a 90-minute picture feel longer than it should. And though the final twist is quite unpredictable, the movie decides to beat audience members over the head with every point it hopes to make via lengthy scenes that feel inorganic, a maddening flaw that detracts from the quality of the film. Luckily, the actors add some intrigue to a lackluster script that's filled with far too many meaningless pauses, not to mention some frankly dubious science that requires a fair bit of suspension of disbelief. Naomi Watts makes us sympathize with Mary as she brings out the character's heartache, while Charlie Heaton (of Netflix's Stranger Things) is so good that you hope he will accept more roles in horror -- his portrayal of the deeply disturbed Stephen is raw, emotional, and frankly, the most terrifying aspect of the film.

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