Movie: "Take Shelter"

Release Date: Sep 2011 Genres: Drama / Thriller Awards: 26 wins & 13 nominations Runtime: 120 min Cast: Jessica Chastain (Samantha LaForche), Katy Mixon (Nat) Michael Shannon (Curtis LaForche) Shea Whigham (Dewart) Kathy Baker (Sarah) Ray McKinnon (Kyle) Lisa Gay Hamilton (Kendra) Guy Van Swearingen (Myers) Robert Longstreet (Jim) Tova Stewart (Hannah LaForche) Stuart Greer () Bart Flynn (Dave) Joe Zamora (EMT by Ambulance) Jeffrey Grover (Psychiatrist) Natasha Randall (Cammie) Nick Koesters (Rich) Stutz Bearcat (Gun Store Shopper) Heather Caldwell (Special Education Teacher) John Kloock (Man in Road) Scott Knisley (Lewis) Charles Moore (Scary Man) Sheila Hullihen (Woman in Road)

Storyline

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.