#43. Take Shelter (2011)

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– Director: Jeff Nichols

– Stacker score: 87.8

– Metascore: 85

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– IMDb user rating: 7.4

– Runtime: 120 minutes

A young husband and father has hallucinations about the world’s end. Unsure if he is mentally ill or seeing the future unfold in his dreams, he builds a storm shelter that causes chaos in every part of his life. “Take Shelter” won two Saturn Awards, one for Michael Shannon for Best Actor and one for Best Writing for Jeff Nichols, who wrote and directed the film.