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Stay

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2005

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

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26%

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119 Reviews

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50,000+ Ratings

Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor), a psychiatrist, has a new patient, Henry Letham (Ryan Gosling), who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist (Janeane Garofalo) and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him.

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Critics Consensus

A muddled brain-teaser, Stay has a solid cast and innovative visuals but little beneath the surface.

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Matthew Leyland

BBC.com

09/06/2006

2/5

A head-scratching thriller...

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

10/29/2005

2.5/5

Forster should be commended for attempting something as daunting as the overreaching Stay.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

10/29/2005

2/4

In all honesty, by the time Forster and Benioff reach their conclusion (which, looking back on it, would be sort of neat if it didn't make the proceeding 90 minutes a waist of time), I had a headache so throbbing I simply didn't care.

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

03/30/2011

9/10

It is both straightforward and abstract, using cinematic tricks to put the audience in Sam/Henry's headspace. The result is a bit a sense of intentional vertigo that may cloud the films ultimately humanist point.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

A sappy melodrama touted in a supernatural angle...

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

04/19/2009

D-

Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling all lower their box office merit with this unbaked psychological thriller about a suicidal man (Gosling) taunting his eccentric psychologist (McGregor) after surviving a horrible car accident.

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Chad M.

@TheChiefCigar Jun 8

If you ever see a super low critic score and a high audience score, it’s proof we’re more collectively dialed in (at times) significantly more than the critics. This was well written, well acted, well directed, well edited, and a great film overall. The transitions were indeed amazing, but the mind bending aspect of the film worked to great effect. Watch this film! I’m a cinephile and I like great cinema and I promise you won’t be disappointed.

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Elias K

@RT72409358 May 28

Impeccable directing in transitions and score. Interesting, though-provoking and strange. Not just strange for the sake of itself, but thought-provoking and mildly confusing. If you're not the kind to watch a movie and want to draw a conclusion with a little thought, then don't watch it.

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Catherine D.

@CatherineOrozco May 25

Solid movie. Great acting artistic filming-the transitions are just blow your mind good. The story line leaves you guessing and pulls you in more with each passing minute to solve the mystery. Details matter! We finished this and immediately wanted to watch it again to piece it all together more! Fun brain twisting thriller that begs for full attention from the start to truly be appreciated. An absolute brilliant well thought out film. Can’t wait to see it again!

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Jovana M.

@J_loves_movies May 25

Wow such a trippy movie! I liked the way it was filmmed so twisty and artistic, it pulls you in. Definitely recommend

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RichardAB T

@PoorDearRichard May 24

I am probably in the minority but Ioved this film. How does it get a critics 26%?

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jimmy B

@VictorTalkingMachine May 17

"Stay" will make you GO.

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Synopsis

Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor), a psychiatrist, has a new patient, Henry Letham (Ryan Gosling), who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist (Janeane Garofalo) and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him.

Director: Marc Forster
Producer: Bill Carraro, Eric Kopeloff
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: New Regency Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 9, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.6M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)