In the quiet, working-class Midwestern countryside, Curtis LaForche (Michael Shannon) lives a modest life with his loving wife Samantha (Jessica Chastain) and their deaf six-year-old daughter. But Curtis senses the world closing in around him in an ever-tightening knot. Nightmarish visions trouble his fragile psyche, and he is driven to drastic measures to fend off the coming apocalypse, turning his energy to the obsessive construction of a storm shelter in his backyard. Curtis’ seemingly inexplicable behavior starts to affect his family life as he goes to great lengths to protect his loved ones from a danger no one else can see. The perfect film for a frightened nation in the post-9/11 era, this true masterpiece of modern cinema is both a family drama and a haunting psychological thriller, featuring an incredible performance by one of America’s greatest actors and stunning visuals that will blur your perception of reality.