Shame

2011 · Directed by Steve McQueen

Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.

Cast: Carey Mulligan, Michael Fassbender, Amy Hargreaves, James Badge Dale, Marta Milans, Hannah Ware, Lucy Walters, Nicole Beharie, Elizabeth Masucci, Anna Rose Hopkins

Rating: 7/10 from 2,701 votes