Shelley

2016 • 92 minutes
3.5
30 reviews
92%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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An unholy force takes root in an expectant mother's womb in this eerie, dread-inducing shocker. Privileged, nouveau-eco-hippies Louise (Ellen Dorrit Petersen) and Kasper (Peter Christoffersen) live off the grid in a remote home in the woods. Unable to conceive, the couple arranges for their immigrant maid, Elena (Cosmina Stratan), to act as a surrogate mother in exchange for payment. But as Elena becomes mysteriously sicker with each passing day, fears mount about what may be growing inside her. The debut feature from director Ali Abbasi is a stylish, atmospheric plunge into primal terror.

Ratings and reviews

3.5
30 reviews
J Retterath
August 14, 2016
Wow! This movie was pretty bad! I'm not one of those anul movie critics who pick apart movies like they're getting paid for it or something, but I have to say, this one is a snooze fest. Nothing happens! Nothing! I gave it 2 Stars bc of the landscape but beware!
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Amanda Panda
August 30, 2016
Was promising at first but no real ending. Plus when the characters talk in a different language, there are no subtitles!?!?!
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Neal Patel
January 15, 2017
So pointless I am not even sure it counts as a movie.
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