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Director Robert Benton brings Philip Roth's 2000 novel THE HUMAN STAIN to the screen in this lavish production, with expert cinematography from Jean-Yves Escoffier. Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) is a light-skinned African-American college professor who has kept his true racial identity secret for the majority of his life. His .. Read more

Starring	Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise
Director	Robert Benton
Genres	Drama

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- Ponderous drama of guilt and recrimination that gets equally ponderous performances from its two leads; there's no imaginative life in the movie.
- 33833
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  Shocking
  
  I would rather eat my own head than watch this toilet again. I brief glimpse of Nicole Kidmans pert bappage cannot save this - it is dire on every level. Save ... read more »
  
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  - The Boy
  - St Albans
  - 14 Mar 2005 at 17:10
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  total rubbish
  
  hired this because of the cast, but its dire, the opening scenes are quite powerful but after that its pointless. i watched it with my girlfriend who has quite ... read more »
  
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- - simon46
  - 1 review
  - 22 Feb 2012 at 10:12
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  A study of prejudices
  
  Read the book first, so that you'll enjoy the film more. Brilliant, understated acting from Anthony Hopkins in this fairly accurate portrayal of Roth's ... read more »
  
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- - ManchesterMike
  - 22 reviews
  - 19 Nov 2011 at 18:32
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  Oh Dear! Disappointing!
  
  Didn't seem to be going anywhere! Not one for Tony Hopkins. Can't imagine why such a talented actor agreed to do this one!
  
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- - a customer
  - 01 May 2011 at 21:54
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  Colourful tale
  
  Beautifully played interpretation of the novel. The two main leads are excellent and easily believable, Anthony Hopkins playing his enamoured college lecturer ... read more »
  
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- - Whipster
  - 621 reviews
  - Shropshire
  - 15 Mar 2011 at 15:10
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  Hm jury still out on this one....
  
  I have waited a while to get this dvd, and whilst it has a strong cast, there is just something missing. Nicole Kidman and Anthony Hopkins seem to struggle to ... read more »
  
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  - Gloucester
  - 23 May 2010 at 17:09
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  Great cast... Boring Story
  
  I found that this movie did not grab my attention. I watched it over 3 days.
  
  The story line was a little boring, but I thought the cast did a great ... read more »
  
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- - Bojarkus
  - 18 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Mar 2010 at 22:37
- - 0
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  Sublime
  
  Hopkins and Kidman - brilliant !!
  
  Intriguing story, well told, superb cinematography.
  
  My kind of film - thought provoking with interesting... read more »
  
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  - Lutterworth
  - 16 Feb 2010 at 21:49
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  Interesting but not sure about A hopkins and N Kidman pairing??
  
  Interesting and sad film but the pairing of Nicole Kidman as the young 30 something flighty and troubled young woman and Anthony Hopkins as the aged professor ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 14 Oct 2009 at 10:58
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  no!!
  
  top hollywood actors, lame story. don't get the title of the film really - nothing much to do with the plot of the film. not much a fan of watching an old ... read more »
  
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- - clare86
  - 10 reviews
  - Romford
  - 28 Jul 2009 at 13:06
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  Makes you think
  
  I enjoyed this film, it was a very thought provoking film.
  
  It had some very sad moments in it but I would recommend this to people.
  
  Nicole... read more »
  
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- - eternal12
  - 53 reviews
  - Croydon
  - 29 Apr 2009 at 16:17
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- - 96
  - 59
  Shocking
  
  I would rather eat my own head than watch this toilet again. I brief glimpse of Nicole Kidmans pert bappage cannot save this - it is dire on every level. Save ... read more »
  
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  - The Boy
  - St Albans
  - 14 Mar 2005 at 17:10
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  - 13
  A consummate study in tedium further hindered by some bizarre casting.
  
  Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) is drummed out of his high-profile University career on a trumped up racism charge. His wife then buys the farm in short order, ... read more »
  
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- - theOneliner.com
  - Truth Or Consequences, Scotland
  - 17 Mar 2004 at 19:44
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  A VERY DECENT FILM ALL-IN-ALL
  
  Yes, a very good film, with a very unusual plot line. I am not going to spoil it...........watch and see. Good acting, especially Kidman in a side of her you ... read more »
  
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- - BARRY NORMAN
  - THE BBC
  - 20 Oct 2004 at 13:19
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  Superb novel - film good
  
  This film is based on one of the greatest 20th century novels, by Philip Roth. The writing is spellbinding.
  
  In the book, Faunia Farley's ... read more »
  
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- - Steve
  - Finsbury Park
  - 07 Jan 2005 at 14:54
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  Thought evoking film, well acted with beautiful music
  
  superb acting from Hopkin, kidman and Harris.....Clever story and a film that you can talk about and analyse after viewing. Thinking man type of film, very good... read more »
  
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- - Sian Wee
  - NI
  - 23 Dec 2004 at 23:17
- - 10
  - 5
  Hardly on the edge of my seat!
  
  How could this film go so wrong??? Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris!!! These people usually make great movies. I even like Hannibal for ... read more »
  
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- - Viv
  - Lancashire
  - 05 Oct 2004 at 21:56
- - 8
  - 1
  Brilliant
  
  The story line jumps about a bit at the start, but this film is so great.Sir Anthony Hopkins proves once again why he deserves his knighthood, The dancing scene... read more »
  
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- - KDP
  - Lancashire England
  - 03 Dec 2004 at 13:34
- - 8
  - 1
  Absorbing relationship between victims
  
  This is a film of two victims.
  
  Shown in flashbacks is the early life of Coleman Silk (Wentworth Miller) son of a mixed race family able to pass as ... read more »
  
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- - milnerv
  - Dorset
  - 03 Jun 2005 at 15:34
- - 7
  - 1
  Good, but very flawed
  
  Well, I personally think that critics have been unduly harsh with this picture.
  
  I think both the acting of Kidman and Hopkins is good, as is the ... read more »
  
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- - Winsompup
  - Essex
  - 30 Aug 2004 at 11:36
- - 4
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  The Human stain
  
  I had high hopes for this film due to the cast and the reviews i had read about the film.However i was disapointed as the story never really gripped me and in ... read more »
  
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- 109412
- - Paul Gager
  - Castleford, England
  - 01 Jun 2005 at 10:13

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Critics' reviews
- Ponderous drama of guilt and recrimination that gets equally ponderous performances from its two leads; there's no imaginative life in the movie.
- 33833
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- A professor of classics at a respected New England university, Coleman Silk would seem to be on life's home straight,... read more on Time Out
- 60798
- - Time Out
  - 08 Sep 2009 at 00:57
- "...Genuinely intriguing... this often feels like an acting masterclass..."
- 12577
- - Heat
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00

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- The Human Stain
  
  Director Robert Benton brings Philip Roth's 2000 novel THE HUMAN STAIN to the screen in this lavish production, with expert cinematography from Jean-Yves Escoffier. Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) is a light-skinned African-American college professor who has kept his true racial identity secret for ...