# Shirley (2020)

> A volatile young couple enters the claustrophobic household of Shirley Jackson, where literary creation, marriage, and psychological manipulation become impossible to separate.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/381475

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Josephine Decker
- Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman, Victoria Pedretti, Robert Wuhl, Paul O'Brien, Orlagh Cassidy
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8430598/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, eerie, psychologically intense, arthouse movie night, literary film night

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