Get ready to head to Boston Harbor’s most terrifying island.Shutter Island,Paramount Pictures' 2010 psychological thriller film starringLeonardo DiCaprio,is finally making its way onto its studio’s namesake streaming platform.The film is available on Paramount+ as of August 1.This will give fans a chance to sample yet another one of the iconic team-ups between DiCaprio and directorMartin Scorsese.
The film, based on the book of the same name byDennis Lehane,tells the story of Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), a pair of U.S. Marshals who are sent to an insane asylum to investigate the disappearance of a patient. Once they arrive, things go awry when Daniels beginsexperiencing paranormal phenomena, including flashbacks of his time as a soldier and images of his dead wife (Michelle Williams). Eventually, it becomes clear this isn’t by accident, and that nobody at the asylum — including the two marshals — is who they appear to be.
Beyond DiCaprio and Ruffalo,Shutter Islandhas an all-star cast ofBen Kingsley, Max von Sydow, Emily Mortimer,and more. The film, while not one of Scorsese’s most memorable outings, has been mostly well-received;Shutter Islandcurrently holds a 69% critics' score onRotten Tomatoesalongside a 77% audience score. So, overall, the majority of those who watch the film enjoy it.
Scorsese and DiCaprio Have a Long History
Shutter Islandis just one of a long list of collaborations betweenDiCaprio and Scorsese. The pair have made six films going back more than 20 years, with their projects garnering an impressive 31 Academy Award nominations. They are best known, as withShutter Island,for their heavily R-rated projects, includingThe Wolf of Wall StreetandKillers of the Flower Moon.They are also notable for their gangster film outings, includingGangs of New YorkandThe Departed; the latter is widely considered one of the greatest gangster films of all time and won four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
As with their other films,Shutter Islandwas also aDiCaprio-Scorsese team-upbehind the camera. Scorsese directed from a screenplay byLaeta Kalogridis,and also produced the film for his Sikelia Productions banner alongsideMike Medavoy, Arnold MesserandBradley Fischerfor Phoenix Pictures, and DiCaprio for his Appian Way Productions banner.
Shutter Islandis available to stream now.
Shutter Island
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