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Shook

Play trailer Poster for Shook 2024,  1h 53m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 9 Reviews Tomatometer - - Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 9 Reviews Popcornmeter
Fresh out of grad-school, fledgling writer Ashish finds that life as an adult isn’t quite what he expected. Grappling with his parent’s recent divorce, Ash juggles his static career, a tight group of lifelong friends and his estranged father’s unexpected Parkinson’s diagnosis. As a promising new romance with Claire breathes new hope into Ash, he begins to realize that although life isn’t unfolding quite as he had imagined, it may still offer the love and fulfillment he wants, in an unexpected way.

Critics Reviews

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Radheyan Simonpillai Globe and Mail Aug 9, 2025
Wala handles it all delicately and confidently, balancing the heaviness with comforting doses of warmth and humour – walking a fine line between a drama about hardships and regrets, and a rom-com. Go to Full Review
Karen Gordon Original Cin Aug 11, 2025
B
Documentary filmmaker Amar Wala mines his own life in his lovely feature debut, which offers Toronto as Toronto and a writer in search of firm footing for his own life but not much in the way of drama. Go to Full Review
Eric Marchen Rogers TV Aug 8, 2025
B+
Missing the last train home and having to take the night bus, though played for laughs, yields insightful social commentary on how Scarberians feel neglected and relegated to second-class citizens in the Big Smoke. Go to Full Review
Rachel Ho Exclaim! Aug 7, 2025
7/10
The humanity that Wala and co-writer Adnan Khan use to entwine every character and moment in the film forms universal connective tissues all audiences can hold onto. Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Aug 7, 2025
3/5
Shook is a charming and often funny low-key look at mid-20s life, complete with romance, aging parents, career concerns and the anxiety of missing the last train home to the suburbs. Go to Full Review
Wilson Kwong Film Inquiry Feb 5, 2025
Those from Scarborough will appreciate its balanced portrayal of the beloved neighbourhood, but there’s something here for everyone. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Amar Wala

Director

Amy Forsyth

Actor

Nina Kiri

Actor

Saamer Usmani

Actor

Bernard White

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Darrin Baker

Actor

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Shook

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Movie Info

Synopsis Fresh out of grad-school, fledgling writer Ashish finds that life as an adult isn’t quite what he expected. Grappling with his parent’s recent divorce, Ash juggles his static career, a tight group of lifelong friends and his estranged father’s unexpected Parkinson’s diagnosis. As a promising new romance with Claire breathes new hope into Ash, he begins to realize that although life isn’t unfolding quite as he had imagined, it may still offer the love and fulfillment he wants, in an unexpected way.
Director
Amar Wala
Producer
Amar Wala, Karen Harnisch
Screenwriter
Adnan Khan, Amar Wala
Production Co
Film Forge., Scarborough Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 53m
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