| Overall: | C+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D+ |
| Sexual Content: | C+ |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 138 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 08 Jun 2010 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
Shutter Island is rated R: for disturbing violent content, language and some nudity.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo
Studio: 2010 Paramount Pictures
Website: Official site for Shutter Island.
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
