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The Shutter Falls
90%
Movie
1h 0m
AI Analysis
The Shutter Falls (1987) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Shutter Falls (1987) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A 19th Century photographer travels to the North of Scotland to document the fishing industry, where he falls in love with one of the Gaelic-speaking fish gutting girls. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~60 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Shutter Falls 90% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Shutter Falls is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
90%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A 19th Century photographer travels to the North of Scotland to document the fishing industry, where he falls in love with one of the Gaelic-speaking fish gutting girls.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1987-09-16
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- TMDB rating
- 9.0
- TMDB ID
- 1018605
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Where can I watch The Shutter Falls (1987)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Shutter Falls?
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What is The Shutter Falls about?
A 19th Century photographer travels to the North of Scotland to document the fishing industry, where he falls in love with one of the Gaelic-speaking fish gutting girls.
Is there an AI analysis for The Shutter Falls?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Shutter Falls?
The official runtime for The Shutter Falls is approximately 60 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Anthony Higgins
Alexander Watson

Emer Gillespie
Ceit

Stella Gonet
Mairi
- M
Mary McInnes
Christina

Ewan Stewart
Donald MacLeod

Billy Riddoch
Jim Flett
- J
Joan Scott
Nurse Patterson
- H
Hugh Martin
Cooper
- G
Gerry Slevin
Curer

Leonard Maguire
Gaelic Minister
- I
Iain Glass
Gaelic Skipper
- M
Madeleine Taylor
Singer
- L
Lloret Dunn
Packer

Robert Urquhart
Minister
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