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Shallow Grave

Play trailer Poster for Shallow Grave R 1995 1h 32m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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72% Tomatometer 54 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
When accountant David (Christopher Eccleston), doctor Juliet (Kerry Fox) and journalist Alex (Ewan McGregor) are searching for a fourth roommate for their trendy flat, they settle on the aloof Hugo (Keith Allen). However, they soon find Hugo dead of a drug overdose, beside a large sum of cash. After some deliberation, the three others decide to keep the money and to dismember and bury Hugo's body. Soon, each roommate starts thinking about keeping all the money by scamming the others.
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Critics Consensus

This black-humored thriller features characters who are more obnoxious than clever. During the second half, the movie descends into gratuitous violence.

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) May 10, 2024
4/5
From the moment those electronic beats of Leftield start pounding on the soundtrack and Boyle’s camera begins racing around the cobbled streets of Edinburgh, the film announces itself as a propulsive thrill ride. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian May 9, 2024
5/5
A sour treat. Go to Full Review Anthony Lane The New Yorker Sep 7, 2020
Danny Boyle does wonders with a small budget, and the suave, dense-hued look of his movie stays with you long after the horror has evaporated. Go to Full Review Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl Jul 12, 2025
8/10
Few things are less fun than finding out you’re not as smart as you think you are, and when a character played by Peter Mullan is after you, you can guess the outcome won’t be pleasant. Go to Full Review Adrian Turner Radio Times Sep 6, 2024
5/5
Boyle's film bursts with energy and springs some deliciously macabre surprises, and he is rewarded with wonderful performances from Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox, whose characters are all outwardly ordinary yet inwardly strange. Go to Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine Oct 5, 2022
10/10
It presents a funny comedy that shifts into a bleakly amusing criminal caper, before descending into what is more or less a home invasion thriller. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert P @Superbad 5 days ago Shallow Grave = a *4* star Movie! See more Ian S @RT48225084 Nov 15, 2025 Shallow is right. Unconvincing and boring characters. Lost interest fairly quickly. Dull. See more Oaklee D @ODie63 Aug 10, 2025 I enjoyed it but I wanted to enjoy it more than I did. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 5, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 1, 2025 Success in 1 hour and 32 minutes. See more Farah R @Farah Feb 21, 2025 The dynamic between the roommates is interesting as moral tensions start rising, but the movie gets tedious as the plot drags on. See more Read all reviews
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Danny Boyle

Director

Kerry Fox

Juliet Miller

Christopher Eccleston

David Stephens

Ewan McGregor

Alex Law

Ken Stott

Detective Inspector McCall

Keith Allen

Hugo

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Movie Info

Synopsis When accountant David (Christopher Eccleston), doctor Juliet (Kerry Fox) and journalist Alex (Ewan McGregor) are searching for a fourth roommate for their trendy flat, they settle on the aloof Hugo (Keith Allen). However, they soon find Hugo dead of a drug overdose, beside a large sum of cash. After some deliberation, the three others decide to keep the money and to dismember and bury Hugo's body. Soon, each roommate starts thinking about keeping all the money by scamming the others.
Director
Danny Boyle
Producer
Andrew Macdonald
Screenwriter
John Hodge
Distributor
Miramax Films, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 10, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 23, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.7M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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