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Shallow Grave

  • 1994
  • R
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
64K
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Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
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Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.

  • Director
    • Danny Boyle
  • Writer
    • John Hodge
  • Stars
    • Kerry Fox
    • Christopher Eccleston
    • Ewan McGregor
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    64K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,867
    1,022
    • Director
      • Danny Boyle
    • Writer
      • John Hodge
    • Stars
      • Kerry Fox
      • Christopher Eccleston
      • Ewan McGregor
    • 178User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 14 wins & 1 nomination total

    Videos2

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    Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Ewan McGregor, Danny Boyle, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Christopher Eccleston in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Ewan McGregor in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)

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    Kerry Fox
    Kerry Fox
    • Juliet Miller
    Christopher Eccleston
    Christopher Eccleston
    • David Stephens
    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Alex Law
    Ken Stott
    Ken Stott
    • Detective Inspector McCall
    Keith Allen
    Keith Allen
    • Hugo
    Colin McCredie
    Colin McCredie
    • Cameron
    Victoria Nairn
    • Woman Visitor
    Gary Lewis
    Gary Lewis
    • Male Visitor
    Jean Marie Coffey
    • Goth
    Peter Mullan
    Peter Mullan
    • Andy
    Leonard O'Malley
    • Tim
    David Scoular
    • Cash Machine Victim
    Grant Glendinning
    • Bath Victim
    Victor Eadie
    • Freezer Victim
    Robert David MacDonald
    • Lumsden
    Frances Low
    Frances Low
    • Doctor
    Bill Denistoun
    • Master of Ceremonies
    John Bett
    • Brian McKinley
    • Director
      • Danny Boyle
    • Writer
      • John Hodge
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Such were the budgetary constraints on this shoot, the production had to auction off various props in order to raise enough money to buy essential film stock needed to complete the picture.
    • Goofs
      When they are watching the home movie recorded with their new camera there is a shot of Juliet and Alex in the bath, showing the very camcorder the clip is being filmed on.
    • Quotes

      [Juliet, Alex and David are about to dispose of Hugo's body by rendering it unidentifiable]

      Juliet Miller: I can't do it.

      Alex Law: But Juliet, you're a doctor. You kill people every day.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits appear over images of the three main characters in happier times, ironically all laughing hysterically.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Boys on the Side/Highlander: The Final Dimension/In the Mouth of Madness/The Secret of Roan Inish (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Shallow Grave
      Written by Neil Barnes and Paul Daley

      Performed by Leftfield

    User reviews178

    Review
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    Featured review
    9/10
    House Of Straw, Ton Of Bricks
    See, there's these three little piggies (Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox and Christopher Eccleston) who live together as flatmates in Glasgow. The one thing that ties them together more than the genial contempt they have for one another, is the DOUBLE amount of contempt they have for everyone else. To take in extra rent money, they decide to let a spare room in their place. After having a lot of fun at the expense of many 'unsuitable' candidates, they decide to award the spot to a very dodgy looking character named Hugo, (Keith Allen), who has a shady demeanor and a rather large suitcase.

    This situation is ripe for betrayal, deceit, coercion and oh, let's not leave out murder, shall we? It's dynamite with an unlit fuse, just missing a match. And that 'match' is finally struck when the three roommates find a nude Hugo dead the next morning in his room, and that in his mysterious suitcase is more cash than the three of them combined will make in a year.

    Anybody hear a sizzling noise in the background? That's nothing. The explosion is coming, and it is a DOOZY! Director Danny Boyle and writer John Hodge certainly know their noir thrillers, and they skilfully weave the strands of this twisted story together like a Hitchcock chamber piece, filtered through the gimlet-eyed gaze of the Coen Brothers. With a Glaswegan accent, of course.

    The acting is top notch, especially Ewan in his first major movie role. The realistic outcome of each nerve-wracking situation ratchets up the suspense and the tension without a single false note, as the 'straw' friendships of these three not-so-likable characters goes up in a puff of spontaneous combustion...all for, as the O'Jays put it so aptly, "the love of money."

    And speaking of classic songs, a great director knows how to infuse a scene with just the right touch of irony, comedy or even downright horror, such as what Quentin Tarantino did with the confectionery pop standard from Stealer's Wheel, "Stuck In The Middle With You." I could tell from the word 'go' that Danny Boyle would be one artist to watch, just through the way he took a gooey retro classic like Andy Williams' "Happy Heart," and infused it with chillingly fitting gallows humor for GRAVE'S jaw-dropping ending, that will stay with you long after you've seen it...even after the second or third time! No matter how many times I watch it, it still hits me like a ton of...well, you know...

    Highly recommended, with great scoring work from artists like Simon Boswell, Leftfield and Tomandandy.
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    • Oct 17, 2005

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    • Upon Hugo's death, why didn't the flatmates simply phone the police and hide the money? That way the police wouldn't suspect foul play and wouldn't have any knowledge about the large amount of money either.

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 10, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Shallow Grave - What's a little murder among friends?
    • Filming locations
      • 6 North East Circus Place, New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK(flat shared by the 3 main characters)
    • Production companies
      • Channel Four Films
      • The Glasgow Film Fund
      • Figment Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,079,569
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $105,614
      • Feb 12, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,079,569
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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