Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door.

SHIRLEY is a Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award winner and Grand Jury prize nominee, from director Josephine Decker and executive producer Martin Scorsese.

“A beautiful tour de force.”

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