Stoker

A beautifully chilling and sensuous psychological thriller that unsettles with its meticulous imagery and disturbing undercurrents.

Directed by

Park Chan-wook

Genres

Drama, Horror, Thriller

Starring

Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode

Tagline

Innocence ends.

Overview

Following her father Richard's death in an unexplained road accident, reclusive teenager India Stoker withdraws further into the quiet rural life she shares with her emotionally disturbed mother Evie. But her curiosity is stirred when her mysterious uncle Charlie, who she has never met, suddenly arrives unannounced. Told that the darkly charismatic Charlie will now be staying at the house, India's initial well-founded distrust of her uncle's motivations begins to waver as she finds herself becoming ever more deeply entranced by his sinister charms.

How it feels

Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Family, obsession, identity, madness

Content

Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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