The Shack
Seen it?2017 | 132 min | Drama, Family
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (7.5 out of 10) and it made about 5 times its budget, though it had just 21% on Rotten Tomatoes. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved It's a Wonderful Life, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 12 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
21% on Rotten Tomatoes, 32 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$97 million worldwide on a $20 million budget; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 288K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stuart Hazeldine
- Sam WorthingtonMack Phillips
- Octavia SpencerPapa / Elouisa
- Tim McGrawWillie
- Aviv AlushJesus
- SumireSarayu
- Radha MitchellNan Phillips
- Graham GreeneMale Papa
- Gage MunroeJosh Phillips
- Megan CharpentierKate Phillips
- Lane EdwardsOfficer Dalton