Stone
Seen it?2010 | 105 min | Drama, Thriller, Action, Mystery
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a weak 5.3 out of 10 from audiences, a box office loss and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Parole officer Jack Mabry has only a few weeks left before retirement and wishes to finish out the cases he's been assigned. One such case is that of Gerald 'Stone' Creeson, a convicted arsonist who is up for parole. Jack is initially reluctant to indulge Stone in the coarse banter he wishes to pursue and feels little sympathy for the prisoner's pleads for an early release. Seeing little hope in convincing Jack himself, Stone arranges for his wife to seduce the officer, but motives and intentions steadily blur amidst the passions and buried secrets of the corrupted players in this deadly game of deception.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
5.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$9 million worldwide on a $22 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 52K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Curran
- Robert De NiroJack
- Edward NortonStone
- Milla JovovichLucetta
- Frances ConroyMadylyn
- Enver GjokajYoung Jack
- Pepper BinkleyYoung Madylyn
- Sandra Love AldridgeMiss Dickerson
- Greg TrzaskomaGuard Peters
- Rachel LoiselleCandace
- Kylie TarnopolYoung Candace