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Shirley (2020) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Shirley

Movie2020·107 min

Shirley

Directed by Josephine Decker

Drama Thriller Mystery

A drama thriller film directed by Josephine Decker.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 81%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.1/10

209 ratings

About Shirley

A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: obsession, ambition hubris, identity self discovery, mid century, showbiz media, isolated dwelling, small town, romantic partners, strangers forced together, femme fatale, outsider misfit, slow burn reveal, con deception

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Details

Director: Josephine Decker
Language: English

Cast

Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg

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How Shirley Ranks

All movies

Top 81%

2020s movies

Top 87%

Drama movies

Top 82%

Top 81% All movies.

the vibe

Shirley Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriousintimatehauntingunsettlingcontemplative

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

unsettlinguneasy

slow-burn reveal

con deception

obsession

ambition hubris

identity self discovery

femme fatale

outsider misfit

romantic partners

strangers forced together

showbiz & media

isolated dwelling

small town

mid-century

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9