Shook (2021 film)

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Shook
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Directed byJennifer Harrington
Written byJennifer Harrington
Story byAlesia Glidewell
Jennifer Harrington
Produced byTara L. Craig
Production
company
Squid Farm Productions
Distributed by Shudder
Release date
  • February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shook is a 2021 American horror thriller film written and directed by Jennifer Harrington based on a story by Alesia Glidewell and Jennifer Harrington. It was produced by Tara L. Craig and Squid Farm Productions. Shook premiered on Shudder on February 18, 2021. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

When Mia, a social media influencer, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she has to solve a series of games to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense? [4] [5]

Cast

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 53% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.1/10. [6] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [7]

References

  1. Anderson, John (2021-02-16). "'Shook' Review: The DMs Are Coming From Inside the House". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  2. "Shook review – stalk-and-slash horror with social media angle". the Guardian. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  3. Vincentelli, Elisabeth (2021-02-18). "'Shook' Review: Unliked and Followed". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  4. Harrington, Jennifer (2021-02-18), Shook (Horror), Daisye Tutor, Emily Goss, Nicola Posener, Stephanie Simbari, The Squid Farm, retrieved 2021-03-10
  5. "Shudder's Latest May Leave You Shook, but Not Stirred". pastemagazine.com. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  6. "Shook". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  7. "Shook". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved March 8, 2025.