Stoker
Seen it?2013 | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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 horror fans. If you loved Hereditary or Black Swan, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Following her father Richard's death in an unexplained road accident, reclusive teenager India Stoker withdraws further into the quiet rural life she shares with her emotionally disturbed mother Evie. But her curiosity is stirred when her mysterious uncle Charlie, who she has never met, suddenly arrives unannounced. Told that the darkly charismatic Charlie will now be staying at the house, India's initial well-founded distrust of her uncle's motivations begins to waver as she finds herself becoming ever more deeply entranced by his sinister charms.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
70% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
1 win and 17 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$12 million worldwide on a $12 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 297K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Park Chan-wook
- Mia WasikowskaIndia Stoker
- Nicole KidmanEvelyn 'Evie' Stoker
- Matthew GoodeCharlie Stoker
- Dermot MulroneyRichard Stoker
- Jacki WeaverAunt Gwendolyn 'Gin' Stoker
- Lucas TillChris Pitts
- Alden EhrenreichWhip Taylor
- Phyllis SomervilleMrs. McGarrick
- Ralph BrownSheriff Howard
- Judith GodrècheDoctor Jacquin