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Stay

  • 2005
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, and Naomi Watts in Stay (2005)
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Psychological ThrillerDramaMysteryThriller

A psychiatrist attempts to prevent one of his patients from committing suicide while trying to maintain his own grip on reality.A psychiatrist attempts to prevent one of his patients from committing suicide while trying to maintain his own grip on reality.A psychiatrist attempts to prevent one of his patients from committing suicide while trying to maintain his own grip on reality.

  • Director
    • Marc Forster
  • Writer
    • David Benioff
  • Stars
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Naomi Watts
    • Ryan Gosling
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    90K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,008
    184
    • Director
      • Marc Forster
    • Writer
      • David Benioff
    • Stars
      • Ewan McGregor
      • Naomi Watts
      • Ryan Gosling
    • 461User reviews
    • 120Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Sam Foster
    Naomi Watts
    Naomi Watts
    • Lila Culpepper
    Ryan Gosling
    Ryan Gosling
    • Henry Letham
    Kate Burton
    Kate Burton
    • Mrs. Letham
    Elizabeth Reaser
    Elizabeth Reaser
    • Athena
    Bob Hoskins
    Bob Hoskins
    • Dr. Leon Patterson
    Janeane Garofalo
    Janeane Garofalo
    • Dr. Beth Levy
    BD Wong
    BD Wong
    • Dr. Ren
    John Tormey
    John Tormey
    • Custodian…
    José Ramón Rosario
    José Ramón Rosario
    • Cabbie
    • (as José Ramon Rosario)
    • …
    Becky Ann Baker
    Becky Ann Baker
    • Paramedic #1…
    Lisa Kron
    Lisa Kron
    • Paramedic #2
    Gregory Mitchell
    • Dance Instructor
    John Dominici
    • Boy…
    Jessica Hecht
    Jessica Hecht
    • Boy's Mother
    Sterling K. Brown
    Sterling K. Brown
    • Frederick…
    Amy Sedaris
    Amy Sedaris
    • Toni
    Michael Devine
    Michael Devine
    • Security Guard
    • Director
      • Marc Forster
    • Writer
      • David Benioff
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Letham is an anagram of the word "Hamlet" which is referred to numerous times throughout the film.
    • Goofs
      During the chess game, the move "king's rook to e3" was announced. In fact the rook was moved to e1. The next move, "knight to c3, check," didn't put the king in check and Sam didn't move the knight there.
    • Quotes

      Sam Foster: If this is a dream, the whole world is inside it.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove a detailed verbal description of a suicide technique, in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.
    • Connections
      Featured in Writing the Music for 'Stay' (2006)
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      Aleph 2
      Written by R. Parkes

      Performed by Photek

      Courtesy of Photek Records Ltd.

    User reviews461

    Featured review
    8/10

    A Mixed Pot of Stew

    STAY is a strange bird of a movie, one that you must be rested and in the mood for to watch, and one that asks that you forget the usual linear storyline and stay alert every minute. Directed by Marc Forster (Monster Ball, Finding Neverland, and the upcoming The Kite Runner) and based on a story and screenplay by David Benioff (Troy, The 25th Hour, and the upcoming The Kite Runner!), STAY is more a mind-bending visual excursion that explores some dark psychological questions dealing with life, death, suicide, occult, and a mélange of all of these.

    The opening of the film is a twisted visual experience that has to do with a car crashing on a bridge, fire, and a body - all given during the opening credits. We then meet psychiatrist Dr. Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor) as he encounters a college student patient Henry Lethem (Ryan Gosling) whom he is seeing for his colleague, the emotionally exhausted Dr. Beth Levy (Janeane Garofalo). Hesitant to work with a 'substitute psychiatrist' Henry eventually tells Sam he is planning to commit suicide that Saturday at midnight, a re-enactment of his painter idol's absurd life. Sam's artist girlfriend Lila (Naomi Watts) was herself a suicide attempt rescued by Sam and offers her help in dealing with Sam's patient. Sam also gleans advice from his mentor, the blind Dr Patterson (Bob Hoskins) and after numerous attempts to contact his associate Beth for information, Sam strikes out on his own in an attempt to understand Henry before he destroys himself. He looks up Henry's mother (Kate Burton) whom Henry says is dead, discovers when Henry meets Dr Patterson that Henry claims Patterson is his father and is also dead. Ultimately Sam engages the services of a mental institution run by Dr Ren (BD Wong) and gains the promise that the institution will put a hold on Henry so that he will be unable to commit suicide.

    In the midst of this race Sam's world begins to crumble, people don't make sense, stories clash, and Sam tumbles around in a state closely resembling madness until the final frames when the entire situation of the film is made clear. Nothing is as it appears when dealing with the thread that separates life and death. The script is clumsy, the camera work is distractingly of kilter, little gimmicks are used to the extreme, and the tiny roles of supporting characters hardly merit the gifted actors such as Hoskins, Burton, and Garofalo. Ryan Gosling is again tossed into a role that is starchy and unidimensional and despite his fine work his character remains aloof. McGregor and Watts do the best they can with the script but end up becoming tropes wandering in from other similar stories.

    So why give the film 8/10 score? Because despite all the defects it does engage the mind and forces the viewer to set aside the general principles of understanding and just release the mind to a crazy ride. That is healthy film making and deserves attention. Grady Harp
    • gradyharp
    • Mar 28, 2006
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Stream Stay on Disney+ Hotstar
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El umbral
    • Filming locations
      • The Cherokee - 509 E. 77th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • New Regency Productions
      • New Regency Productions
      • Epsilon Motion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,626,883
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,188,199
      • Oct 23, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,483,797
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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