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The Shack

The Shack

You're never as alone as you think.

20177.52h 12m

Overview

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.

Directed by Stuart Hazeldine
Written by William Paul Young, John Fusco, Andrew Lanham
Produced by Gil Netter, Brad Cummings
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $96.9M

Top Cast

Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington

Mack Phillips

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Papa / Elouisa

Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw

Willie

Aviv Alush

Aviv Alush

Jesus

Sumire

Sumire

Sarayu

Radha Mitchell

Radha Mitchell

Nan Phillips

Graham Greene

Graham Greene

Male Papa

Gage Munroe

Gage Munroe

Josh Phillips

Megan Charpentier

Megan Charpentier

Kate Phillips

Lane Edwards

Lane Edwards

Officer Dalton

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookloss of loved onechristianityguiltdeath of daughterfamily tripchristian filmchristianhopefulstraightforward

About The Shack

The Shack is a drama, family film released in 2017 exploring themes of based on novel or book, loss of loved one, christianity, guilt, death of daughter, family trip. Directed by Stuart Hazeldine, it stars Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw. A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.

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