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2005
Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor) is a young psychiatrist who is filling in for a colleague on leave. Among his new patients is Henry Letham (Ryan Gosling), a young art student who hears voices and is seriously contemplating suicide. This resonates strongly with Sam, who rescued his painter girlfriend, Lila (Naomi Watts), from a wrist-.. Read more
| Starring | Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling, Kate Burton |
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| Director | Marc Forster |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor) is a young psychiatrist who is filling in for a colleague on leave. Among his new patients is Henry Letham (Ryan Gosling), a young art student who hears voices and is seriously contemplating suicide. This resonates strongly with Sam, who rescued his painter girlfriend, Lila (Naomi Watts), from a wrist-slashing. The extremely volatile Henry begins to threaten Sam's hold on his own sanity, as he races against time to figure out the truth about Henry's past, the source of his troubles, and the cause of the seemingly unexplainable things that are happening to both of them. Sam investigates the ghostly figures of Henry's life, including Athena (Elizabeth Reaser), the girl Henry loved, and also his parents (Bob Hoskins and Kate Burton), uncovering ever more disturbing idiosyncrasies along the way.
| Starring | Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling, Kate Burton, Bob Hoskins, Elizabeth Reaser, Janeane Garofalo, B.D. Wong, Michael D'Angelo, Noah Bean, Michael Devine, Michael Gaston, Michael Gray, Amber Gristak |
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| Director | Marc Forster |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
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| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 03 Jul 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Forster's visionary brilliance demands and gets uncommon depth and subtlety from the actors. But it's Watts who guides us home. Stay with her
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An arty, richly layered, complex and challenging psychological thriller, Marc Forsters follow up to Finding... read more on Time Out
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35 out of 37 people found this review helpful
Nothing Like Donnie Darko!
I see alot of reviews comparing Stay with Donnie Darko, but the films are nothing alike, Donnie leaves you scratching your head and thinking did I enjoy that or not?, where Stay (like The Machinist) lets you know what is was all about in the last 10 mins and knowing exactly what you thought of the film. The majority of the film and the acting was great, it was the ending that disappointed me, it had so much more potential to end as cleverly as it began.
My advice is if you want a film that will baffle you but ultimatly not be that hard to understand this is for you, if you prefer a film where its all laid out on a plate and there's no surprises then maybe a Stallone film is more your cup of tea.
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
TRY IT & MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP
I loved this film. I thought it would be pants because of all these awful reviews but I was really moved by it. If you like to have to think about your movies when you watch them & enjoy those that stay with you long after they're over, you'll love this.
It is a very clever film & I will be watching it a second time just to find out more - it needs exploring again.
If you liked 'Jacob's Ladder' & 'Momento' you will like this (although it has a much more feminine appeal). I loved it & even though my husband didn't get it without an explanantion, he claims he enjoyed it too. Death is a powerful topic, you either like to explore it or you dont. -
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