Stone

R

Released Oct 8, 2010

1 hr. 45 min.

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

List

50%

105 Reviews

Tomatometer

21%

10,000+ Ratings

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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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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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MJ W

The movie just didn't seem to come together for me, and DeNiro's character came across as overacted and not believable.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Nicolas P

Robert De Niro's character is not believable as a retiring parole officer who is apparently, for sone odd reason, extremely naive in dealing with inmates. Acting is good, the writing is good with the exception of De Niro's character. Kind of baffling... Will pass the time, but ends rather abruptly and unresolved to some extent.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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KB B

It was pretty good with some intense scenes. I thought they needed to work on the ending though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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R B

Norton gave one of his best performances, but you will walk away from this film not feeling particularly great about life.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/12/23

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SICKS6SIX

THERES NO FOOL LIKE AN OLD FOOL, THIS IS NOT TAXI DRIVER, DINERO IS 72 NOWTHE FILMS PLOT IS REDICULOUS, A PAROLE OFFICER AT THE END OF HIS CAREER AGREES TO MEET THE GIRLFRIEND OF A PRISONER HE IS EVALUATING FOR POSSIBLE EARLY RELEASE. HE GOES TO HER HOME SO SHE CAN CLEANSE HIS BODY OF WI-FI SIGNALS WITH MAGNETS, THE PLOT FROM START TO FINISH IS ABOUT AS BELIEVABLE AS ELVIS DISCOVERED ON THE MOON.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/24/22

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John Curran

Director

Robert De Niro

Jack Maybry

Ed Norton

Gerald "Stone" Creeson

Milla Jovovich

Lucetta

Frances Conroy

Madylyn

Enver Gjokaj

Young Jack

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Nev Pierce

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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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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
Executive Producer: Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, René Besson
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
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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