The Shack

"You're never as alone as you think."

2017 2h 12m EN

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7.5

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6.3

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★7.5TMDB · 2,307🥫20%Rotten Tomatoes●32Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 41,946

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Synopsis

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A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.

“You're never as alone as you think.”

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Cast

Sam Worthington
Mack Phillips
Octavia Spencer
Papa / Elouisa
Tim McGraw
Willie
Aviv Alush
Jesus
Sumire
Sarayu
Radha Mitchell
Nan Phillips
Graham Greene
Male Papa
Gage Munroe
Josh Phillips

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Hazeldine
Writers: John Fusco, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, Hong Kong, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.8× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Canada, Hong Kong, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stuart Hazeldine, shot by Declan Quinn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William Steinkamp shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sam Worthington and Octavia Spencer and Tim McGraw carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You're never as alone as you think.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stuart Hazeldine directs. Declan Quinn behind the camera. Aaron Zigman scores. William Steinkamp cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Canada, Hong Kong, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.8× over at the box office.
2Released 9 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: Canada, Hong Kong, United States of America.
4Directed by Stuart Hazeldine, shot by Declan Quinn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor William Steinkamp shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sam Worthington and Octavia Spencer and Tim McGraw carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You're never as alone as you think.".
9IMDB entry: tt2872518 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "based on novel or book", "loss of loved one", "christianity", "guilt".

The technical file

Cinematography: Declan Quinn
Original score: Aaron Zigman
Editing: William Steinkamp
Production design: Joseph C. Nemec III
Costume design: Karin Nosella
Stunt coordinator: Owen Walstrom
Runtime: 132 min · 2h 12m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $96,942,115
Return: 485% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Shack (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes: 20% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 32/100
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 41,946 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations total

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WAKEWOOD2017-05-31
★ 10/10
This movie was beautiful. I laughed, I cried. For all of you out there who either believe in God or question his existence please watch this movie. It will definitely renew your faith
Reno2017-10-09
★ 3/10
If forgiving is that easily convincible, then welcome to the crime world! A novel based film. A religious themed film. It has a message, BUT could be a bad message for today's world. Because how the event was dealt with the story only encourages the crime, in reality. Wise people can say philosophically, morally, but not means every words practically applicable. The common people would get affected more. Other than that, I have no grudge on anything. If it has been just a fantasy and an entertaining film, excluding that Christian thing, I would have liked it better. It was more like another 'What Dreams May Come', but less visual spectacular. On the other hand, there was an uneasiness in the development of what happened in the early stage of the story. They did not go for the detail, from the crime perspective, hence that mysterious event holds the key which we don't know exactly what happened to judge anything out of the film. So that part reminds 'The Lovely Bones'. The story of a father whose little girl mysteriously disappeared on a camping trip. Now the struggling father to cope with the incident gets an invitation to meet the creators. His journey to the other side of the world, where he goes through a series of unexpected tests, and at the end, how his character changes are told in those remaining parts. Worthington, Spencer, everybody was good. But the story is what I did not like. Like it was aimed for Christians only. But I believe not every Christian would agree with this story. I felt it was an unnecessary film. If it was fun like 'Bruce Almighty', the whole world would have enjoyed it. Too serious and very not acceptable message led this film to fall. No, it is not worth a watch for people with the open mind, unless this is what you were looking for. 3/10
viha2023-11-24
★ 4/10
As a person who doesn't believe in any sort of gods, somehow, I watched this movie. And I have to say that I almost regretted immediately the wasted time. But not fully, and here is why. Disclaimer: I haven't read the novel; whatever I say pertains only to the movie. Please, do not refer to the book. This is not a review of the novel. From the perspective of artistic value, the movie is pointless for a non-religious person. The main point of the whole movie can be described as: "You must forgive, no matter what happens. There is the god's plan for everything and everybody. You must believe" And my first and last question, "Why?" remained without an answer. And perhaps, for some people, this sounds like a relief — a consolation to keep moving forward and live without regret for their actions and the things that happened to them and their loved ones, no matter how bad those things were. But I refuse to accept this kind of life stance. I refuse to believe that our lives are already planned by someone or something else, and we cannot change anything. I refuse to believe that we don't choose and take responsibility for our actions. This conception deprives us of freedom because someone has already decided for us. And it is always so easy to say that something happened because of "God works in mysterious ways" and unfortunately, many people choose this way. But I also have to admit that this movie gave me a really good understanding of how religion works in the world. How churches and other religious structures try to exploit people's weaknesses. Thanks for that. If you already agree with my position and find nothing new here, I recommend not watching this movie and pass by