“A divinely dark and devious brain tease…Scorsese has given us a new noir classic.” – The Los Angeles Times

Set in 1954, this “intense, gripping and unforgettable” (Richard Roeper) psychological thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels, who is sent to investigate the disappearance of a patient from an asylum for the criminally insane located on an isolated island. Nothing is what it seems in this gripping chiller as Daniels unravels a labyrinthine mystery involving mind-control experiments. Based on the best-selling novel by Dennis Lehane, SHUTTER ISLAND showcases Martin Scorsese’s masterful direction at its most deliciously pulpy and sneakily subversive. A seamless fusion of Cold War paranoia, Lewton-esque psychological horror, and seductive film noir, SHUTTER ISLAND has rightfully come to be recognized as one of the finest thrillers of the 21st century.

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Arkadin presents INSTITUTIONALIZED: MENTAL INSTITUTIONS ON FILM, a series of movies that depict asylums, sanitariums, and psychiatric hospitals — some with unvarnished realism, others with surrealism, whimsy or horror. At several screenings, academics and mental health experts will introduce the film with a talk that unpacks the film’s treatment of mental healthcare and provides context on the history of psychiatric institutions.