Stay

Stay

Between the worlds of the living and the dead there is a place you're not supposed to stay.

Directed by Marc Forster

Produced by Epsilon Motion Pictures, Regency Enterprises

200599 min6.6 / 10

A disorienting psychological thriller that collapses the boundary between reality and delusion, exploring themes of death, meaning, and the fragility of perception.

Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him.

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  • Is Stay scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Is Stay sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Stay easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Stay one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 85% of films.

  • Does Stay end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Stay violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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