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The Human Stain

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2003 | 106 min | Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (42% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    42% on Rotten Tomatoes, 57 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.0 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $25 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 85K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Benton

  • Anthony HopkinsColeman Silk
  • Nicole KidmanFaunia Farley
  • Ed HarrisLester Farley
  • Gary SiniseNathan Zuckerman
  • Wentworth MillerYoung Coleman Silk
  • Jacinda BarrettSteena Paulsson
  • Harry LennixMr. Silk
  • Clark GreggNelson Primus
  • Anna Deavere SmithMrs. Silk
  • Lizan MitchellErnestine