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Stoker (2013)

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69

Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 176
Fresh: 122 | Rotten: 54

Its script doesn't quite carry the dramatic heft of his earlier work, but Park Chan-wook's Stoker showcases his eye for sumptuous imagery and his affection for dark, atmospheric narratives populated by mysterious characters.

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 45
Fresh: 27 | Rotten: 18

Its script doesn't quite carry the dramatic heft of his earlier work, but Park Chan-wook's Stoker showcases his eye for sumptuous imagery and his affection for dark, atmospheric narratives populated by mysterious characters.

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After India's father dies in an auto accident, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her emotionally unstable mother. Soon after his arrival, she comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives, but instead of feeling outrage or horror, this friendless girl becomes increasingly infatuated with him.

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Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

Wentworth Miller, Chan Wook Park

Jun 18, 2013

$1.7M

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Stoker trembles between the portentous and the ridiculous, and I think you know which one is going to win. The audience does make its decision: They've been had yet again.

June 12, 2013 Full Review Source: The New Republic
The New Republic
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'Stoker': Park Chan-wok's sensually sinister 'Shadow of a Doubt'

May 12, 2013 Full Review Source: Passionate Moviegoer
Passionate Moviegoer
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Stoker is a movie about tension and inaction, about people trying to figure out what's going on in someone else's head.

March 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Miami Herald
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Stoker is a cunning exercise in transgression. But one can't help but wonder what kind of film Park might have made if he'd had the full creative control to which he's accustomed in Korea.

March 15, 2013 Full Review Source: The Atlantic
The Atlantic
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None of it is life-changing, but it is effectively eerie. Stylishly spooky, even.

March 15, 2013 Full Review Source: Detroit News
Detroit News
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"Stoker" plays out like a Kabuki "Macbeth": gallons of style slathered on a story you already know by heart.

March 15, 2013 Full Review Source: Washington Post
Washington Post
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Subtlety is never this film's strong suit, and any mystery there is quickly paved over beneath a thick layer of stupidity.

October 5, 2013 Full Review Source: Examiner.com
Examiner.com

The first English-language film from South Korean firebrand Park Chan-wook (Thirst; Oldboy), Stoker is a pungent mood piece spiced with mystery, murder and plenty of unsettling emotions.

September 29, 2013 Full Review Source: 3AW

It's not the story itself that is of interest for cinema lovers, it's how he presents it

September 4, 2013 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile
Urban Cinefile

The sense of place, internal rhythms and fragile relationships are all developed with mastery by acclaimed director Chan-wook Park (Thirst, Old Boy) in this chilling film where obsession and secrets create an invisible curtain of terror

September 4, 2013 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile
Urban Cinefile

Not everything is what it seems in Stoker and its strength lies in how much it undermines expectations by taking a revisionist approach to gothic fiction conventions.

September 1, 2013 Full Review Source: Cinema Autopsy
Cinema Autopsy

A beautifully twisted story, masterfully composed and fiercely performed; Stoker is a hyper visual gothic thriller that can't be missed.

September 1, 2013 Full Review Source: 2UE That Movie Show
2UE That Movie Show

I liked the mood of Stoker: gothic, dark, strange and melancholy. It's like a really creepy Sunday afternoon.

August 29, 2013 Full Review Source: ABC Radio (Australia)
ABC Radio (Australia)

A coming of age story that subverts to a coming of the deranged

August 27, 2013 Full Review Source: The Popcorn Junkie
The Popcorn Junkie

Her elder co-stars may lead this psychological mind dance with ease, but it is Mia Wasikowska who astounds the most.

August 25, 2013 Full Review Source: The Sunday Age

Stoker delves into some seriously dark psychological territory, while somehow rising above it. It pulls the impressive trick of making ugly acts seem beautiful...

August 15, 2013 Full Review Source: Flicks.co.nz
Flicks.co.nz

Classic film language has been fixed since the 20th century and modern film language can be so frenetic that it's refreshing to see a daring filmmaker creating tension and dread out of slow-paced, deliberate choices rather than quick-cut chaos.

July 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Scene-Stealers.com
Scene-Stealers.com

Marvelously assembled by a craftsman who takes pleasure in unsettling our minds while he messes with our eyes.

July 13, 2013 Full Review Source: About.com
About.com

a hothouse psychodrama rendered in a deliberately cool style that gives it the feel of a dollhouse chamber play conceived in a mental institution

July 5, 2013 Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk
Q Network Film Desk

Even if the actual story gets a little soft at times and pulls its punches for the American audience, Stoker is worth taking a look at.

June 28, 2013 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures
7M Pictures

Stoker has the kind of script that would have made Hitchcock giddy at the knees as murder, suppressed sexuality and dense mystery whirls into a thick fog of suspicion and intrigue.

June 25, 2013 Full Review Source: Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt's Movie Reviews

A horror masterpiece...

June 23, 2013 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed
Cinema Crazed

Quiet, cool, and simply gorgeous to look at, Stoker is easily one of the most accomplished chillers of the year.

June 20, 2013 Full Review Source: FEARnet
FEARnet

A visual feast whose psychosexual boilerplate proves intriguingly complex, Stoker is a born classic - a brilliant English-language crossover effort for Park that doubles as a genre-transcending triumph.

June 12, 2013 Full Review Source: ToddGilchrist.com
ToddGilchrist.com

While one is sure Stoker will satisfy many with its haughty ambivalence about any number of social taboos, others will find Park's first English-language effort decidedly vapid...

June 10, 2013 Full Review Source: Alt Film Guide
Alt Film Guide

Audience Reviews for Stoker

Writen by Wentworth Miller
September 25, 2013
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September 15, 2013
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    1. India Stoker: Sometimes you need to do something bad to stop you from doing something worse.
    – Submitted by Maryam Z (49 days ago)
    1. Sheriff: In a hurry? Know how fast you were going?
    2. India Stoker: Vivace effecioso, Mr. Sheriff.
    3. Sheriff: Pardon?
    4. India Stoker: Effectively fast, Mr. Sheriff.
    5. Sheriff: Effective for what?
    6. India Stoker: To get your attention.
    – Submitted by Jose O (4 months ago)
    1. Evelyn Stoker: India, who are you? You were supposed to love me, weren't you?
    – Submitted by Jose O (4 months ago)
    1. Evelyn Stoker: You know I've often wondered why it is we have children in the first place and the conclusion I've come to is at some point in our lives we realize things are, they're messed up beyond repair. So we decide to start again, wipe the slate clean, start fresh and we have children, little carbon copies we can turn to and say, you will do things I cannot. You will succeed where I have failed because we want someone to get it right this time. But not me, personally speaking I cannot wait to see life tear you apart.
    – Submitted by Mati M (4 months ago)
    1. Evelyn Stoker: Personally speaking, I can't wait to watch life tear you apart.
    – Submitted by Jaime A (5 months ago)
    1. India: Just as a flower does not choose its color, we are not responsible for what we have come to be. Only once you realize this do you become free.
    – Submitted by Kate M (7 months ago)
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