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Shame
Shame

Shame

2011 102 min ★ 6.9 Drama

Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.

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Cast

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

Brandon

Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan

Sissy

James Badge Dale

James Badge Dale

David

Nicole Beharie

Nicole Beharie

Marianne

Lucy Walters

Lucy Walters

Woman on Subway Train

Mari-Ange Ramirez

Mari-Ange Ramirez

Alexa

Alex Manette

Alex Manette

Steven

Hannah Ware

Hannah Ware

Samantha

Elizabeth Masucci

Elizabeth Masucci

Elizabeth

Rachel Farrar

Rachel Farrar

Rachel

Details

Director

Steve McQueen

Screenplay

Abi Morgan

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$6,500,000

Revenue

$3,909,002

Production

HanWay Films, See-Saw Films, Lipsync Productions, Alliance Films, Film4 Productions, UK Film Council

Reviews

D

Dan_Tebasco

April 26, 2017

★ 2/10

Has a good reputation among critics and film-buffs, but I thought this was duller than dullsville on a dull tuesday. Fassbender has got to be one of the most overrated actors in recent times. He's got a distinctive look and his eyes pierces through the screen I'll give him that. And a well-sized johnson (as proven on numorous ocassions here) but other than that he's fairly mediocre.

K

Kira Zinnecker

August 9, 2020

★ 10/10

Shame is nothing short of a masterpiece: every shot tells a story. SYNOPSIS: (from Google) Successful and handsome New Yorker Brandon (Michael Fassbender) seems to live an ordinary life, but he hides a terrible secret behind his mask of normalcy: Brandon is a sex addict. His constant need for gratification numbs him to just about everything else. But, when Sissy (Carey Mulligan), Brandon's nee...

C

CinemaSerf

December 13, 2025

★ 6/10

Perhaps I’m just desensitised to sex, and stories about sex, but for the most part the regular sight of a naked Michael Fassbender shagging, showering and/or wanking did nothing for me. His “Brandon” is a New York office worker who is obsessed about sex and who works in a team of permanently horny men led by his married but odiouly indiscreet boss “Fisher” (James Badge Dale) who also has a lot in ...

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