Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- paranoid
- morally unsettled
- serious movie night
- psychological thriller night
What critics said
Critics generally found the cast and dialogue compelling but considered the film undermined by heavy-handed symbolism and too many plot twists.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lucetta is enlisted to seduce parole officer Jack in an effort to influence Stone's release.
Critical reception specifically identifies the film's symbolism as excessive, while fire, prison imagery, and spiritual language shape the conflict.
Jack's parole authority, Stone's incarceration, and the players' manipulation blur the distinction between official justice and private wrongdoing.
The parole review and prison relationship force Jack and Stone into sustained psychological confrontation under institutional constraints.
Films like Stone, and why
The Shawshank Redemption
shared prison setting, psychological manipulation, moral ambiguity, and tense officer prisoner dynamics
The Night of the Hunter
shared erotic deception, corrosive secrets, and a morally compromised psychological thriller atmosphere
The Hurricane
shared parole system drama, institutional power struggles, and bleak character conflict
Sea of Love
shared adult psychological tension, seduction, deception, and morally unstable characters
Movie Details
- Director
- John Curran
- Release Date
- 2010-10-07
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (761)
Cast
- Robert De Niro
- Edward Norton
- Milla Jovovich
- Frances Conroy
- Enver Gjokaj
- Pepper Binkley
- Sandra Love Aldridge
- Greg Trzaskoma
- Rachel Loiselle
- Kylie Tarnopol
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Philo, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Stone about?
- A retiring parole officer becomes entangled in a prisoner's calculated seduction scheme, exposing the unstable morality beneath official justice.
- What is Stone like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Stone as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Stone violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Stone as mild.
- What did critics think of Stone?
- Critics generally found the cast and dialogue compelling but considered the film undermined by heavy-handed symbolism and too many plot twists.
- Which films are like Stone?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shawshank Redemption, The Night of the Hunter, The Hurricane, and Sea of Love.
- How long is Stone?
- Stone runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Stone?
- In United States, Stone streams on fuboTV, Philo, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel.
