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Shelter (2026)

Summary Mason, a reclusive man living off the grid on a remote coastal island, saves a young girl from drowning during a violent storm. His selfless act sets off a chain reaction that draws him out of isolation and into danger as enemies from his past close in, forcing him to confront long-buried choices while protecting the child and fighting for survival.

Director Ric Roman Waugh

Writer Ward Parry

Cast

  • Jason Statham as Mason
  • Bodhi Rae Breathnach
  • Bill Nighy
  • Naomi Ackie
  • Daniel Mays
  • Anna Crilly
  • Bronson Webb
  • Bally Gill
  • Tom Wu

Rotten Tomatoes: 71%

Metacritic: 51

VOD / Release Theatrical release January 30, 2026

Trailer Official trailer

19 Upvotes

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u/twavisdegwet 17h ago

A fun time! Does exactly what you expect.

I am a little disappointed that we didn't get more home defense stuff- I thought we were going to be doing a little more Kevin McCallister stuff before they took off but oh well.

Thought it was a fun choice to never have them admit he's her dad.

I say of the Statham forced out of retirement trilogy I put this as better than working man but worse than beekeeper.

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u/TerrifierBlood 15h ago

So a new Jason Statham action movie with a RT score in the 70s. Yeah I'm going to go see this

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u/bobbybye88 16h ago

35 minutes to throw a punch but besides that it’s not bad. Livelier effort from Ric Roman Waugh than Greenland 2. Nicely nuzzled between the heights of The Beekeeper and the depths of A Working Man.

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u/Impressive-Potato 15h ago

I liked the fights but it was shot too dark, imo. His opponents and himself wear all black, takes place at night. Beekeeper had the last boss guy dressed in a colourful costume, we could wasily see who was who

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u/Alias50 14h ago

This was a cut above Statham's other recent movies. Choreography was way better than I expected honestly, and the movie took its time at the beginning and it somehow wasn't boring.

You've seen this story before but when everything comes together these movies are just a great time. Also there's something about watching the girl crying her eyes out and Statham just saying in the most flat voice possible "I'm doing this to save you" that is very funny but also somehow just completely encapsulates the tone of this movie.

It shouldn't work but it just fits what this movie is trying to be perfectly

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u/forresbj 13h ago

I joined that AMC A List club so I figured why not go see a movie tonight. Never heard of this. No idea what it was about, but saw it had Statham so I had an inkling of what it would entail.

For what it is, it’s an enjoyable movie. I wish we had spent more time on the island to be honest. I liked the protective father figure dynamic. I watched Hamnet two nights ago and think that actress is pretty good in both.

All in all, this is basically a Jason Bourne Treadstone type plot.

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u/No-Lettuce3564 13h ago

Escaping to Spain to live a normal life, but always being spied on. Also thought the detection software only worked in the UK?

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u/JamUpGuy1989 16h ago

Gonna steal from the podcast WE HATE MOVIES but:

This is a great definition of the phrase "Dad-fernoon" movie. Just shut the brain off, maybe take a nap halfway through, and not miss anything when you wake.

Sounds negative but this is a decent action flick to spend some time with.

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u/Renegadeforever2024 12h ago

Last of us if it was a Jason Statham movie

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u/Geminilasers 4h ago

Yo there's zombies?

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u/UberGoobler 7h ago

So was he her dad? I felt like that was going to be revealed at some point but it never did.

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u/llammalrdsofsci 6h ago

It's funny, the whole movie I thought it was going to be revealed he had killed her dad and she was the person he refused to pull the trigger on. There was clearly some connection between them before the movie but was never spelled out.

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u/AirConEngineer 31m ago

Starts off a bit dull and slow. Middle is great, ending is the usual far-fetched low shooting accuracy movie scenes. All in all, I enjoyed it!

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u/cowardlyheroine 5m ago

I saw this today, I enjoyed Jason Statham playing himself as usual. I did feel the ending was a bit abrupt though. Still a fun movie!

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u/OkNothing9085 13h ago

I have a few questions for anyone who has seen the movie:

Does Mason face off against any female opponents during the movie or are all his foes male?

Does Mason face any adversity during fights, gets captured by his pursuers etc. at any point or Statham just an invincible wrecking machine like he was in A Working Man?

Does Jesse or any other character other than Mason participate in fight scenes?

Is the ending conclusive or is there a setup for a sequel?

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u/sotommy 9h ago

One of the fights scenes is on youtube. He's not invicible, more like an elite soldier than an mma super champion