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Stone

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Stone

R

Released Oct 8, 2010

1h 45m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Parole officer Jack Mabry (Robert De Niro) is just days from retirement and busy wrapping up the last few cases, including that of Gerald "Stone" Creeson (Edward Norton), a thug who burned his grandparents' house to cover up their murders. Creeson is desperate to get out of prison and will do anything to secure his parole, including telling his girlfriend to seduce Mabry. Creeson's manipulations awaken the monster within Mabry, leading to unexpected consequences for them both.

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Critics Consensus

Stone boasts a cast that includes Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, and Milla Jovovich, and it features strong dialogue, but it's ultimately undone by its heavy-handed symbolism and overabundant plot twists.

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Nev Pierce

Empire Magazine

Great performances from the cast in this engrossing drama.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 16, 2011

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Tom Long

Detroit News

A disconcerting and challenging film. It leaves you wondering. How cool is that?

Rated: B

Oct 22, 2010

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

You can feel the movie's gears grinding throughout, first in the rote suspense mechanics and later in the ham-fisted religiosity (conveyed through an endless soundtrack of evangelistic talk radio).

Oct 22, 2010

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Neither the all-around strong performances nor craftsmanship behind the camera can make the script by Junebug scribe Angus MacLachlan any more coherent.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 31, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The merciful thing to do is blame erroneous Karma and allow Stone to sink. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 15, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

This wandering drama never arrives at a satisfactory or cathartic destination.

Rated: 3/10

Nov 30, 2020

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Todd B

Great performances - but felt a little pointless.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/03/25

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Bob R

Didn't like it. Nothing exciting happens and I felt like I needed to shower after watching it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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Iamwhoi M

I don't know how much they had to pay Milla Jovovich to do sex scenes with De Niro; but whatever she got, wasn't enough. The excruciatingly long scenes made me nearly lose my lunch. That guy should've retired decades ago, when people still thought he had talent. De Niro is the weak link in this movie. It would be much better with some other actor in the part. Unfortunately, the old fart IS in it, so watching it is a CHORE.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/25/24

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Jordan Y

They want you to think deep but deliver a shallow performance.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Adam B

I really enjoyed watching Stone. It's long so I watched in two sittings, but Everytime I sat down and tuned in I saw great acting with a thought provoking story. The story is deep, many references to Revelations (which is about judgment day, inter alia, in the Christian Faith). Im at an age to appreciate movies like this, not when I'm twenty something, but more for mature people who understand value in relationship, character, morals, etc cetera.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/28/24

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Reuben A

Swirling themes bog down this movie but keep you watching because life is not so clean cut, it seems to be real and going somewhere. Good acting carries the film through to examine spiritual life of America through the lens of the criminal justice system. These four characters embody that spiritual life, all are flawed, all are searching, it seems Stone was the only one who found something he was looking for. The rest are still out there, unresolved, living. It is a deliberately disturbing film about belief and for the Mistress(Mrs.) non-belief.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Synopsis

Parole officer Jack Mabry (Robert De Niro) is just days from retirement and busy wrapping up the last few cases, including that of Gerald "Stone" Creeson (Edward Norton), a thug who burned his grandparents' house to cover up their murders. Creeson is desperate to get out of prison and will do anything to secure his parole, including telling his girlfriend to seduce Mabry. Creeson's manipulations awaken the monster within Mabry, leading to unexpected consequences for them both.

Director: John Curran
Producer: Holly Wiersma, Jordan Schur, David Mimran
Screenwriter: Angus MacLachlan
Distributor: Overture Films
Production Co: Mimran Schur Pictures, Holly Wiersma
Rating: R (Strong Sexuality|Pervasive Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.8M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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