Movie Information
Overall Rank: 2421
Average Rating: 2.8/4
# of Ratings: 74
Theatrical Release Date: 02/10/1995
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 06/12/2012
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Danny Boyle
Actors: Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Ken Stott, Colin McCredie, Robert David MacDonald
Plot: A series of interviews lead to a new roommate for a group of British flatmates. But when the new tenant winds up dead, and surprisingly loaded with cash, they have to decide what to do with the body... and the money. -- Chris Kavan
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3/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 05/10/2023
The plot does eventually spin out of control, but the visceral style and downward spiraling psychology of the characters manage to keep in sync with it.
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3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 03/09/2023
Danny Boyle's directorial debut still packs a wicked punch with its pitch black sense of humor and nasty characters. But it's undeniably fun to watch the cast scheming and digging a deeper hole for themselves.
Rating of
3/4
Matthew Brady - wrote on 08/27/2014
Shallow Grave is a dark comedy and Danny Boyle directed this movie well.
Full Movie Reviews
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2.5/4
"Shallow Grave" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 01/22/2012
Three friends let a room out to a stranger who drops dead leaving behind a suitcase full of cash, so they decide to bury him in the woods and keep the money. Danny Boyle's first film was promptly eclipsed by the follow up Trainspotting, but Shallow Grave is certainly worth a second look. The format is kind of like watching Ross, Chandler and Monica dismembering a corpse and the breezy opening belies the grim psychology that takes over once they start to unravel. It's a morality tale about the cost of greed and shares themes with classic The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre as the relationship between the three friends disintegrates once money enters the equation. It's quite amusing how dated it looks now and the character development is not 100% convincing, but solid performances and a nice …
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