Take Shelter (2011)

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Curtis, a father and husband, is starting to experience bad dreams and hallucinations. Assuming mental illness, he seeks medical help and counseling. However, fearing the worst, he starts building an elaborate and expensive storm shelter in their backyard. This storm shelter threatens to tear apart his family, threatens his sanity and his standing in the community, but he builds it to save his family's life. Written by napierslogs  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis Edit $52,041 (USA) (2 October 2011) (3 Screens) $3,099,314 (Worldwide) (7 August 2012) See more » See full technical specs » Edit Michael Shannon purposely didn't read up on mental illnesses before taking on the role as Curtis, as this is something the character himself knew little about. See more » [first lines]
Curtis: [to daughter] No, no, no. Don't feed the dog, darling.
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