The Shelter 2016

The Shelter

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Movie Info

On a star-filled night, widower and homeless man Thomas Jacobs (Michael Paré) finds shelter for the night when he stumbles across a vast two-story house with the lights on and an inviting open front door. He strolls in, thinking he just caught a lucky break, and it would appear for a while as though he did. Soon enough, Thomas realizes that the house won't let him leave, as all of its doors are locked and its windows cannot be opened or broken.

Genre:

mystery and thriller, drama, horror
Original Language:

English
Director:

John Fallon
Producer:

Donny Broussard
Writer:

John Fallon
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 27, 2017
Runtime:

1h 17m
Production Co:

Bruise Productions

Cast & Crew

Michael Paré
Thomas Jacobs

Lauren Alexandra
Josephine

Gayle James
Maryam

Thomas Johnston
Matt

Rachel G. Whittle
Annie

Amy Wickenheiser
Maggie

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Critic Reviews for The Shelter

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6)

More B-movies could stand to be like "The Shelter," which at least tries to tie its darkness to something real.

November 3, 2016 | Full Review…

Noel Murray
Los Angeles Times
Here the haunted house is but an outward manifestation of a haunted man, damned by his own lack of fidelity, if not faith.

November 6, 2015

Anton Bitel
Little White Lies
It's a film full of questions and not very many clear answers, but it's very worth seeing as it's a well-crafted directorial debut made by a small team on a small budget which makes the most of it by looking and sounding great.

April 19, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

Emilie Black
Cinema Crazed
For all its anger and impressive visuals, The Shelter is a meditative piece about moving from confusion to the acceptance of something perhaps cannot be fully understood.

July 31, 2018 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…

Charlie Oughton
Starburst
The Shelter is enjoyable, well made and ably acted. It is definitely worth a look for fans of psychological slow burns.

November 1, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Staci Layne Wilson
Dread Central
For all its anger and impressive visuals, The Shelter is a meditative piece about moving from confusion to the acceptance of something perhaps cannot be fully understood

September 10, 2015 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…

Joel Harley
Starburst