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Shut In

Play trailer 1:33 Poster for Shut In 2022,  1h 28m,  Mystery & Thriller/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Watchlist 56% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 94% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
56% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 94% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
When a young mother is barricaded inside a pantry by her violent ex-boyfriend, she must use ingenuity to protect her two small children from escalating danger while finding an escape.

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Cath Clarke Guardian May 23, 2022
2/5
This is a film with some excruciatingly wooden acting – though not by Gallo, whose presence makes every scene he’s in about seven times more interesting. Go to Full Review
John Semley The New Republic Feb 18, 2022
Gallo’s authentically raw performance also has an unintended consequence: It makes the rest of the film look even more crude and amateurish by comparison. Go to Full Review
Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Feb 9, 2022
2.5/4
“Shut In” doesn’t redefine the genre by any means but it’s a polished exercise in confined terror with a very nasty bite to it. Go to Full Review
Tyler Smith Battleship Pretension Jul 14, 2022
... recommendable primarily for some organically tense moments between engaging characters, well-realized by the performers. Go to Full Review
Vincent Mancini Uproxx Feb 22, 2022
D+
I'm not sure if seeing this will help you own the libs but it's definitely super dull. Go to Full Review
Peter Sobczynski eFilmCritic.com Feb 14, 2022
Shut In is basically a dumber version of Panic Room with a Godsploitation element thrown into the mix that is remarkably unsubtle even for this type of film. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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D.J. Caruso

Director

Rainey Qualley

Jessica

Jake Horowitz

Rob

Luciana Vandette

Actor

Vincent Gallo

Sammy

Melanie Toast

Screenwriter

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Shut In

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Movie Info

Synopsis When a young mother is barricaded inside a pantry by her violent ex-boyfriend, she must use ingenuity to protect her two small children from escalating danger while finding an escape.
Director
D.J. Caruso
Producer
Dallas Sonnier, Amanda Presmyk
Screenwriter
Melanie Toast
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 10, 2022
Runtime
1h 28m
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