The Sheltering Sky (1990)
"A woman's dangerous and erotic journey..."
ThumbScore
👍 73%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 45%
(RT: 45%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Jill Bennett as Mrs. Lyle
Eric Vu-An as Belqassim
Amina Annabi as Mahrnia
Philippe Morier-Genoud as Captain Broussard
Is The Sheltering Sky good?
Most people think so. 73% audience score, estimated from 309 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 45%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa. Wikipedia ↗
