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Shame

2011

Steve McQueen

Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie ...

6.7

40,700

Drama In New York City, Brandon's (Michael Fassbender) carefully cultivated private life -- which allows him to indulge his sexual addiction -- is disrupted when his sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan) arrives unannounced for an indefinite stay.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Xan Brooks The Guardian	"Shame feels less formal, less rooted in the language of the art installation than McQueen's previous film, Hunger, and is all the more satisfying for that. This is fluid, rigorous, serious cinema; the best kind of adult movie (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Driven by a brilliant, ferocious performance by Michael Fassbender, Shame is a real walk on the wild side (...) This sexually raw film will stir considerable excitement among critics and serious audiences"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Few filmmakers have plumbed the soul-churning depths of sexual addiction as fearlessly as British director Steve McQueen (...) There are many reasons to be grateful for 'Shame'"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"'Shame" is too blistering and brutal to cozy up to. But Fassbender and Mulligan are dynamite. And McQueen is a born provocateur. There's no easy way to shake off Shame (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"This is a psychologically claustrophobic film that strips its characters bare literally and figuratively, leaving them, and us, nowhere to hide"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"I don't believe I would be able to see it twice (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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