Stone

Stone

2010 · 105 min · EN · R · 5.2 (625 votes)
Dir. John Curran · Starring Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, Frances Conroy, Enver Gjokaj, Pepper Binkley

Some People Tell Lies. Others Live Them.

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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.

VIBE

This film delivers a deeply unsettling and morally ambiguous psychological slow-burn. It's a tense descent into a world where manipulation and seduction blur the lines of right and wrong, leaving a lingering sense of unease. The atmosphere is thick with unspoken desires and dangerous games, making for a truly thought-provoking experience.

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