Shutter Island (film)

Shutter Island
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMartin Scorsese
Screenplay byLaeta Kalogridis
Based onShutter Island
by Dennis Lehane
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Richardson
Edited byThelma Schoonmaker
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • December 12, 2009 (2009-12-12) (Butt-Numb-A-Thon)
  • February 13, 2010 (2010-02-13) (Berlinale)
  • February 19, 2010 (2010-02-19) (United States)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80 million[1]
Box office$294.8 million[2][3]

Shutter Island is a 2010 American neo-noir psychological thriller film[4] directed by Martin Scorsese. It is adapted by Laeta Kalogridis from the 2003 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane, about a Deputy U.S. Marshal who comes to Shutter Island to investigate a psychiatric facility after one of the patients goes missing. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo, with Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow and Michelle Williams in supporting roles.

The film had its wide release on February 19, 2010 and received generally positive reviews from critics. It was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2010, and grossed $295 million worldwide. The film is also noted for its soundtrack, which prominently used classical music, such as that of Gustav Mahler, Krzysztof Penderecki, György Ligeti, John Cage, Ingram Marshall, and Max Richter.

  1. ^ "Films | Shutter Island". DarkHorizons.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "Shutter Island (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "Shutter Island (2010) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "20 Movies To Watch If You Loved Shutter Island". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020.