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Shirley · LeviOsa

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DramaThrillerMystery1h 47m

🍅88%

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88%

Tomatometer

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53%

Popcornmeter

6.1

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Storyline

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

Trailers

7 videos

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Official UK Trailer [Subtitled]

SHIRLEY Q&A | BFI London Film Festival 2020

SHIRLEY Q&A | BFI London Film Festival 2020

LIVING ROOM Q&As: Shirley Director Josephine Decker talks to Hannah Woodhead

LIVING ROOM Q&As: Shirley Director Josephine Decker talks to Hannah Woodhead

LIVING ROOM Q&As: Shirley with Elisabeth Moss

LIVING ROOM Q&As: Shirley with Elisabeth Moss

LIVING ROOM Q&As: Shirley Composer Tamar-Kali Talks To Edith Bowman

LIVING ROOM Q&As: Shirley Composer Tamar-Kali Talks To Edith Bowman

Official UK Trailer

Official UK Trailer

Details

DirectorJosephine Decker

ReleasedSep 11, 2020

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$230.4K

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Killer Films

Los Angeles Media Fund

Cast

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss

Shirley Jackson

Odessa Young

Odessa Young

Rose Nemser / Paula

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Stanley Hyman

Logan Lerman

Logan Lerman

Fred Nemser

Victoria Pedretti

Victoria Pedretti

Katherine

Robert Wuhl

Robert Wuhl

Randy Fisher

Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien

Dean

Orlagh Cassidy

Orlagh Cassidy

Caroline

Bisserat Tseggai

Bisserat Tseggai

Peggy

Allen McCullough

Allen McCullough

Norman

Tony Manna

Tony Manna

Drunken Fellow

Molly Fahey

Molly Fahey

Faculty Wife

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

11 reviews · 7 critics · 3 fans

10 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Elevated by outstanding work from Elisabeth Moss, Shirley pays tribute to its subject's pioneering legacy with a biopic that ignores the commonly accepted boundaries of the form.”

88% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Charles Bramesco

RTInside HookSep 21, 2021

Shirley Jackson's life is adapted to a movie that's as complicated and interesting as the author's writing.

N

Nick Schager

RTEsquire MagazineJan 27, 2021

Despair, desire, and madness are all entangled in Josephine Decker's Shirley...

B

Becca James

RTChicago ReaderDec 30, 2020

A look at the very morose Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss), presented in a way that mimics the famed fiction author's horror writing...

E

Eddie Harrison

RTfilm-authority.comMar 19, 2026

‘…does a good job of showing just how cruel creative people can be…’

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Information

Title

Shirley

Released

Sep 11, 2020

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 47m

Status

Released

Studios

Killer Films, Los Angeles Media Fund

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