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The 1970 documentary film Gimme Shelter, directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin, chronicling the last weeks of the Stones' 1969 US tour and culminating in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert, took its name from the song. A live version of the song played over the credits.
Martin Scorsese has used the song as a signature theme in his crime films Goodfellas (1990), Casino and The Departed (2006), though not in his documentary Shine a Light (2008) about the Stones.
It was also used in the films Air America (1990), The Fan (1996) and Layer Cake (2004).
The song is also used in the trailer for the 2012 Robert Zemeckis film Flight and the ending of the 33rd Person of Interest (TV series) episode titled "Shadow Box".
Gimme Shelter is also the title of a 2012 drama film, starring Vanessa Hudgens.
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