Take Shelter
A construction worker plagued by vivid apocalyptic visions becomes obsessed with fortifying a backyard storm shelter, forcing him to risk his marriage, job, and sanity as the line between nightmare and reality threatens to destroy everything he loves.
“Far away from the cruel world.”
Synopsis
A young husband and father, tormented by a series of apocalyptic visions, wrestles with the dilemma of whether to protect his family from an impending catastrophe or from his own potential to harm them.
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Principal cast & crew: 37
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Parke GreggShot by Adam StoneScored by David WingoDesigned by Chad Keith
Box Office
2011 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$3.7M
Opening week (7-day): $74K
Peak 3 theaters
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Also known as
- Take Shelter - Ein Sturm zieht aufde
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Cast & Crew
37 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
17Lisagay Hamilton
as Kendra
Heather Caldwell
as Special Ed Teacher
Jeffrey Grover
as Psychiatrist
Sheila Hullihen
as Woman in Road
Maryanne Nagel
as Insurance Agent
Stuart Greer
as Army-Navy Dave
Bart Flynn
as Dave
Molly Mcginnis
as Janine
John Kloock
as Man in Road
Marianna Alacchi
as Bargain Hunter
Jacque Jovic
as News Anchor
Peter Ferry
as Melvin
Ken Strunk
as Doctor Shannan
Hailee Dickens
as Pharmacist
Guy Van Swearingen
as Myers
Nick Koesters
as Rich
Jason Botsford
as Construction Worker
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1Writers
1Producers
2Other crew
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