What is the iRankMovies score for The Shack?

Name: The Shack
Director: Stuart Hazeldine
Genre: drama, family
Released: 2017
Duration: 2 h 12 min
Rating: 6.3

The Shack has an iRankMovies score of 46.9/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

The Shack (2017)

You're never as alone as you think.

Release:2017

Runtime:2h 12m

Country:Canada

Director:Stuart Hazeldine

Language:English

Genre

DramaFamily

See the best drama movies →

Keywords

Based On Novel Or BookLoss Of Loved OneChristianityGuiltDeath Of DaughterFamily TripChristian FilmChristian

iRank47

The Shack rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.3/10· 42K votes

Rotten Tomatoes20%

Metacritic32%

TMDb7.502/10· 2K votes

With 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 32/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Shack

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.

Cast of The Shack

Sam Worthington
as Mack Phillips
Octavia Spencer
as Papa / Elouisa
Tim McGraw
as Willie
Aviv Alush
as Jesus
Sumire
as Sarayu
Radha Mitchell
as Nan Phillips
Graham Greene
as Male Papa
Gage Munroe
as Josh Phillips
Megan Charpentier
as Kate Phillips
Lane Edwards
as Officer Dalton
Alice Braga
as Sophia
Ryan Robbins
as Emil Ducette

The Shack facts

Budget: $20M
Box office: $96.9M

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Christian film family drama explores death of daughter grief with emotional depth
•Christian themes and spiritual journey provide meaningful narrative for faith audiences
•Novel adaptation maintains character-driven story with production craft

What the audience disliked

•Critical reception suggests religious messaging overwhelms universal dramatic storytelling
•Family trip plot mechanics lack subtlety in delivering faith-based narrative themes