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The Human Stain is a 2003 thriller, drama, and romance film directed by Robert Benton and written by Nicholas Meyer. Based on the work of Philip Roth, the movie stars Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris. The production involved Lakeshore Entertainment and was filmed in Montreal. Jean-Yves Escoffier served as director of photography, with Christopher Tellefsen editing and Rachel Portman composing the score. Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, and Gary Lucchesi produced the film.
The movie originated in the United States, France, and Germany. It was distributed by Miramax and Netflix, with a release date of October 29, 2003. The runtime is 106 minutes. The budget was 30,000,000, and the revenue reached 24,900,000. The film holds an IMDb rating of 6.2 from 33,384 votes. Other scores include a 42% rating, a 5.5/10 average, and a 57/100 Metascore. It is rated R.
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6.0Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins as Coleman Silk
- Nicole Kidman as Faunia Farley
- Ed Harris as Lester Farley
- Gary Sinise as Nathan Zuckerman
- Wentworth Miller as Young Coleman Silk
- Jacinda Barrett as Steena Paulsson
Themes
- literature professor
- passing for white
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Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
33,384 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
41%
Metacritic
57/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Human Stain
- Director
- Robert Benton
- Screenwriter
- Nicholas Meyer
- Composer
- Rachel Portman
- Producer
- Gary Lucchesi
- Production company
- Lakeshore Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Jean-Yves Escoffier
- Filming location
- Montreal
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 926436
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/the-human-stain
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- publication date
- 2003-01-01
- title
- The Human Stain
- film editor
- Christopher Tellefsen
- distributed by
- Miramax
- after a work by
- Philip Roth
- review score
- 57/100
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