Stay

Name: Stay
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Released: 2005-09-24
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling, Kate Burton, Elizabeth Reaser

2005·Movie·R·99 min·★ 6.6(1,521)

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

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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About Stay

Stay is a 2005 English-language mystery, thriller and drama film directed by Marc Forster. The cast is led by Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling. It has a runtime of 1h 39m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 1500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Indie Club Amazon Channel.

Stay was produced by Epsilon Motion Pictures, Regency Enterprises, and New Regency Pictures and made in Switzerland and United States of America. It was released on September 24, 2005, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $50 million, it went on to gross $8 million worldwide.

Director: Marc Forster
Writers: David Benioff
Release date: September 24, 2005
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Switzerland, United States of America
Budget: $50 million
Box office: $8 million
Production: Epsilon Motion Pictures, Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures

#loss of sense of reality#time warp#suicide attempt#psychiatrist#parallel world

Stay cast & crew

Stay was directed by Marc Forster and written by David Benioff.

The cast features Ewan McGregor as Sam Foster, Naomi Watts as Lila Culpepper, Ryan Gosling as Henry Letham, Kate Burton as Mrs. Letham, Elizabeth Reaser as Athena, and Bob Hoskins as Dr. Leon Patterson.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Tom Scott, cinematography is by Roberto Schaefer, and it was produced by Guymon Casady and Arnon Milchan.

Is Stay worth watching?

Stay holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 1,521 ratings, a solidly received mystery films.

At 1h 39m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy mystery, thriller, and drama, Stay is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Stay

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