Shepherd fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, everyday modern life, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
Standout cinematography
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Shepherd is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
The mind, everyday modern life, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, everyday modern life, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Shepherd is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Bloodstream in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Plex, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 4.9, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 62). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery, strong language, and violence.
1 h 43 min
Shepherd runs 1 h 43 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Shepherd higher (66) than audiences (52). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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